NORTH ADAMS — If you get caught swimming in the Mount Williams Reservoir off Pattison Road, it could cost you $300. According to nearby residents, though, people are still swimming. They’re just not ...

In a study well timed for its summer publication (at least in the Northern Hemisphere), scientists reviewed research related to open-water swimming (Overbury et al. 2023). It will come as little ...

"Dim the lights and open a window to invite in the cool evening air, then light a candle or diffuser with soothing forest or ...

The psychological case for open-water swimming (Overbury et al. 2023)—and being in nature in general—is getting stronger and stronger. It will come as little surprise to anyone familiar with the body ...

For most people, swimming in a lake or river is the best way to cool off on a hot summer's day. But there are more than frogs and fish in those waters – microscopic pathogens that can cause serious ...

Florida has some of the best beaches in the United States, but the Sunshine State has a lot more to offer than just sand and surf. The region also holds a whole host of ecological wonders that many ...

Some microbes have caught the public's attention this summer. Some have been called "flesh-eating," others "brain-eating." Certain strains of very rare, dangerous microbes made headlines this summer ...

One of the Top End’s most popular and accessible swimming holes has been shut as the Wet Season arrives and its closure comes ...