People are being warned to avoid popular swimming spots at a river after high levels of harmful E.coli were detected. Half the sites tested along the Great Ouse through Bedfordshire were unsafe for ...

A health alert has been issued after Vibrio vulnificus, a flesh-eating bacterium, was detected in coastal waters.

A Florida mom nearly lost her life and leg to gnarly flesh-eating bacteria after taking a swim at a local beach, according to a report. Genevieve Gallagher, 49, remains hospitalized after she ...

A group of Olympic and world-class swimmers were forced to halt a swim raising awareness of river pollution after they found raw sewage in the water. Athletes from across England, Scotland, Wales and ...

Most people run from piranhas — we decided to swim toward them. In this insane adventure, the hunt for a giant piranha takes us straight into murky, predator-filled waters. Every splash could mean ...