Seabird droppings, long dismissed as a coastal nuisance, may hold a key to restoring barrier islands battered by storms and ...

When you tell people you’re going to see massive sand dunes in Oregon, they’ll probably assume you mean the coast. The Christmas Valley Sand Dunes in Christmas Valley, Oregon are nowhere near the ...

Ancient rocks once beneath the ocean hold clues of severe conditions unimaginable on today's planet. Artwork showing the Earth during the Cryogenian period. This geologic period lasted from 850 to 635 ...

Geological features on Mars suggest the planet once boasted rivers and broad coastlines around a vast ocean. The discovery provides the most direct evidence yet for the Red Planet’s former blue vistas ...

Fences made of wired wooden slats went up in spots along Oceanside’s northern beaches last week for a pilot project expected to restore sand dunes and native plants. “Right now it’s just some fences ...

Microscopic ocean algae produce a huge share of Earth’s oxygen—but they need iron to do it. New field research shows that when iron is scarce, phytoplankton waste energy and photosynthesis falters.

The world's oceans absorbed a record amount of heat in 2025, an international team of scientists said Friday, further priming conditions for sea level rise, violent storms, and coral death. The heat ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. 2025 was a key year for ocean policymaking, marking the midway point in the U.N. Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development. The past 12 ...

MEARS, MI -- Are you missing the sand, the lake and summer activities? Climbing dunes isn’t just a summertime sprint − fat-tire biking is back at the Silver Lake Sand Dunes. The state park is opening ...

Researchers have uncovered surprising evidence that the deep ocean’s carbon-fixing engine works very differently than long assumed. While ammonia-oxidizing archaea were thought to dominate carbon ...