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 ...

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?

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 ...

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 ...

James Dator has been covering a wide range of sports for SB Nation for over a decade, with a special focus on the NFL. The green diving pool during the Rio Olympics has been a mystery. We witnessed ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A family exploring in the Israeli desert stumbled across an old pool and decided to take a plunge, despite the color of the water. Simcha Sher, a 31-year-old native of Upstate New York who now lives ...