Q: I got home from work last night and couldn’t wait to get into my pool to soak away the day, but when I got to the backyard, the pool water was green—not light green, either, but dark. I didn’t even ...

How to clean your pool when it refuses to stay blue. TikToker Lauren Clutter has gone viral for her weekslong attempt to clean her backyard pool—now dubbed the “green swamp.” She’s shared with her 1.3 ...

The "radical measure" followed failed attempts to clean the kale-colored water, which a Rio spokesman maintained posed no risk to the health of the athletes. By The Associated Press Olympic_Diving_Rio ...

Olympic organisers admit they have been left red faced over Rio's green pool. Five days after noticing the water turn teal, embarrassed organisers have made the "radical" decision to drain a pool at ...

The lady divers all competed as if everything was fine, with the women from China winning the gold. But it was unsettling to viewers at home. In a statement to SELF, Rio spokespeople said that the ...

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — The Southern Nevada Health District confirmed the first case of West Nile Virus this year involving a woman in her 50s on Friday. And diseases like the West Nile Virus can emerge ...

The lush, green diving pool at the Olympics might not be as safe as officials are saying, according an expert. Olympic officials have said that though they don’t know what has caused the water to go ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. GrrlScientist writes about evolution, ecology, behavior and health. But surely, the water in the swimming pools is safe, right?

While most people paint their swimming pools blue and white, there's nothing stopping you from getting more creative with it. That's exactly what one man realised when he decided to paint his swimming ...

It's nice to take a dip in your backyard swimming pool, but your little oasis may come at a tremendous cost to the environment. Water filters guzzle power, nasty chemicals keep the water sterile, and ...

The Olympic diving pool turned an eye-catching green colour on Tuesday, and the men's water polo pool next door started taking on a green tinge too, the following day. The international governing body ...