When you visit the beach, it's understandable to assume that the water you're swimming in is clean. But a new report found that more than half the beaches across the country have fecal contamination ...

A very special kind of crocodile calls the Abanda caves in Gabon, Africa, home. The creatures are African dwarf crocodiles, but they might not be for very much longer, because their isolated habitat ...

With the sun blazing and temperatures expected to climb into the low 80s Friday, Seattleites will be eying area lakes and swimming beaches for relief from the heat. But before you take the plunge, ...

This summer, King County health officials are looking to improve their protocols for monitoring bacteria levels at all swimming beaches by bringing important alerts to your email or smartphone. Year ...

Nearly 80 percent of public swimming pools and hot tubs inspected in five U.S. states in 2013 had health or safety violations, highlighting a public health threat ahead of summer, the Centers for ...

Paris city officials swear the Seine is safe for swimming, but that hasn't stopped athletes at the Paris Olympics from getting sick after taking a dip in the renown river. Despite the amount of ...

There hasn’t been this kind of pool panic since that candy bar floated on the water in “Caddyshack,” and everyone mistook it for something else that’s brown. This time, fecal matter is no laughing ...

GREAT BARRINGTON — It was their 31st wedding anniversary, and one of them spent it on the toilet. She had been sitting there for days. Not just one strain of bacteria had rioted in the body of Suzi ...