Fort Pierce crews have dumped 8 million pounds of sand at Jetty Park Beach, making 40-50% progress restoring areas damaged by coastal erosion.

UC Davis scientists uncovered Aptostichus ramirezae, a new trapdoor spider species living under California’s dunes. Genetic analysis revealed it was distinct from its close relative, Aptostichus simus ...

First, dinosaur tracks aged around 140 million years were reported in 2025 on a remote stretch of the coast in South Africa’s ...

Southern Africa is world renowned for its fossil record of creatures that lived in the very distant past, including dinosaurs. But, about 182 million years ago, a huge eruption of lava covered much of ...

Scientists used modern technology to document the state’s 350,000 acres of sand dunes, with findings that could strengthen environmental protections along the Great Lakes.

A passionate defense against environmental damage to unusual geological formation proves persuasive. One of the most fascinating scientific phenomena in Florida has to be the coastal dune lakes of ...

Soft morning light washes over the sugar-white dunes of Grayton Beach State Park, turning the Gulf into a sheet of pale emerald and casting long shadows across Western Lake’s glassy, brackish edge.

A restoration project spearheaded by the Surfrider Foundation to repair and care for coastal dunes is underway in northern Seal Beach. The effort seeks to rebuild dunes, a nature-based solution, to ...

The city of Oceanside has begun a dune restoration pilot project aimed at reversing years of sand loss along the coastline and strengthening coastal resilience. The project is underway north of the ...

Gaps in our understanding of the interplay between biotic and abiotic forces shaping coastal dunes inhibit our ability to fully understand their evolution and predict topographic changes. The ...

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