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) Plunging into the ocean or a lake is one of the…

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

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 drinks in disposable plastic cups to hospital…

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 marked man, seen as a meddling cop on the ocean,…

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 population declines.Experts say a sea star wasting…

By CURT ANDERSON - Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Lettuce will be on the menu again this year for Florida manatees as part of an effort to slow the starvation deaths of the beloved marine…

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 in western Alaska is on the verge of…

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 unclear whether a seal or shark had knocked him off…

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 confirmed several drowning deaths and other…

By The Associated Press The Latest on Hurricane Ian:RALEIGH, N.C. — Power outages have increased and some coastal rivers rose in North Carolina as heavy rain and winds from Hurricane Ian crept into the…