Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Couple holding hands and walking barefoot on the beach as the sun sets in the background. For some people, nothing beats a long ...

Most people visiting California’s Monterey Peninsula have their sights set on the aquarium, the 17-Mile Drive, or the ...

With a clipboard in hand, a coastal geologist walked the Lake Erie shore of Presque Isle State Park on Wednesday, noting where sand had moved over the winter. What Weston Cross, who is with the U.S.

When the tide is low on the southern Oregon coast, giant spiraling paths can be seen drawn in the sand. In the spring and summer, people flock to Bandon to walk these artistic labyrinths that stretch ...

Preface: I was recently given a gift of access to a mile of pristine coastline along the Pacific Ocean. From a size perspective, I was like a nanodot on a microdot of Earth’s total coastline. 1 From ...

Most beach sand comes from rocks, shells and coral broken down over long periods. But on some volcanic islands and coasts, the sand is dark black. This happens because the beach is made from volcanic ...

With a lack of ice on Lake Erie to protect its beaches this winter, Matt Greene thought the shores of Presque Isle State Park might not look too good come spring. "I was expecting to see a lot worse ...