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?

Last June, I explained why certain teams would be wise to blow out their international bonus pools in 2016. There are 10 teams already on the sideline already for 2016—including typical big ...

Teams have received their bonus pools and individual slot values for the 2016-17 international signing period, which opens in three months on July 2. Each team’s bonus pool is comprised of four slot ...

At the moment, one of the biggest stories at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio is the green pools. At first, it was just one pool. Now, a second pool reportedly turned green, and everyone is scrambling ...

(L-R) Boris Kirillov of Azerbaijan and Robert Glinta of Romania compete in the Men's 200m Backstroke heat on Day 5 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium on August 10, 2016 in ...

During the opening ceremony, the Rio Olympics organizers talked about a green environment. They were not talking about the pools at the Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre. But on Tuesday, the water in the ...

Nine world or Olympic records have already fallen in Rio, but credit could belong to the architects’ design and technology of the pool and venue. RIO DE JANEIRO – Rio’s Olympic pool is certainly not ...

Everybody pees in pools. At least that's what 21-time gold medalist Michael Phelps says. Phelps is the most decorated Olympian of all time. On Tuesday he won his 21st gold medal and his 25th medal ...