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 ...

Before he could even swim himself, Sebastian Slovin remembers his father hoisting a 6-year-old Sebastian on his back and swimming in the deeper waters at La Jolla Cove. It’s how his relationship with ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

If designed in certain ways, parks in urban areas can benefit people and nature. Credit: Jeff Greenberg/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Research shows that parks are crucial ...

It's important, if you plan on swimming or paddling here, to be aware of the dangerous nature of the boating environment. Environmental factors are at play here too. E-coli bacteria is a common ...