coastlines and beaches

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.)Brad Reisfeld, Colorado State University(THE CONVERSATION)…

By AUDREY McAVOY - Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — The birth of an endangered seal at Hawaii's most popular tourism hubs is highlighting the tension…

By ILAN BEN ZION - Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — On Idit Silman’s first day as Israel’s new environmental protection minister, she handed out soft…

By JOSHUA GOODMAN - Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — For years, Mark Hager’s job as an observer aboard New England fishing boats made him a…

ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) — Scientists along the West Coast are calling for action to help sunflower sea stars, among the largest sea stars in the world, recover from catastrophic…

SHISHMAREF, Alaska (AP) — Search online for the little town of Shishmaref and you’ll see homes perilously close to the ocean, and headlines that warn this Native community…

ARCATA, Calif. (AP) — A 31-year-old surfer in Northern California is recovering after a shark attack that left gruesome bites on his right thigh and leg.Jared Trainor was…

By The Associated Press The Latest on Hurricane Ian:The U.S. death toll from Hurricane Ian has risen to 17 as Florida authorities on Friday afternoon…

By MEG KINNARD and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON - Associated Press CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The U.S. death toll from Hurricane Ian has risen to 17 as Florida…

By The Associated Press The Latest on Hurricane Ian:CHARLESTON, S.C. — Ian has dropped from a hurricane to a post-tropical cyclone as it moved across…