This story appears in the March 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine. When my young daughter says she’s thirsty, I take for granted that the water from our kitchen tap is clean and safe.

Think tap water is dirty, unsafe, or just plain gross? You’re not alone. A lot of people assume bottled water is the only way to get clean drinking water, but that’s not necessarily true.

A new study published in BMJ Global Health suggests that drinking tap water might be "healthier" than bottled water. The authors note that "misunderstandings about the safety and potential risks ...

tap and bottled water are both safe to drink Isla knew that tap water goes through a lot of cleaning processes so her hunch was that it would be cleaner than bottled water. Because bottled water ...