A 2023 CDC report tracked more than 200 pool-associated outbreaks over a four-year period. But a few basic precautions can ward off these dangers. Maria Korneeva/Moment via Getty Images On hot summer ...

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Results from advanced water testing in Palma Sola Bay traced horse DNA to bacteria found around the causeway, adding fuel to ...

Results from advanced water testing in a Southwest Florida bay traced horse DNA to bacteria found around a causeway, adding ...

This seabird poops on the fly. Streaked shearwaters, oceanic birds that spend much of their time out on the open Pacific Ocean, defecate almost exclusively in the air, researchers report August 18 in ...

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When a scientist started fixing backward-facing cameras to the bellies of seabirds called Streaked Shearwaters in a breeding colony in Japan, he had pure intentions: he wanted to observe the birds’ ...

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People who bring their phones to the bathroom have a higher chance of developing hemorrhoids, new research finds. The ...

On Japan's desert islands, researchers uncovered a peculiar bathroom ritual among seabirds. Reporting in Current Biology, the team found that streaked shearwaters (Calonectris leucomelas) poop while ...

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