A global study finds over 3,500 animal species already threatened by climate change, with invertebrates and marine life most ...

Olympia oysters, whose native range runs from Baja California to southern Alaska, are being enlisted as ecological engineers ...

This month is a good time for those who walk La Jolla’s coastline to find small bivalves called bean clams, according to ...

To evaluate the monitoring system and validate the arrangement condition and reconstruction model, a field experiment is conducted on an intertidal beach in Zhoushan Island. The cumulative ...

The summer solstice, the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, falls on June 20 this year in North America, and June 21 in Europe.

OMG, the intertidal zone is trans! Wes (left) and Hill wade into the receding water to carefully check the moon snail egg collars for any nudibranchs and sea stars.

Shockingly little of the Mass. coastline is open to the public. How hard would it be to reclaim the beach?

However, these birds aren’t running away from the water—they are primarily hunting for sand crabs that bury themselves in the shifting sands of the intertidal zone. Sand crabs are easiest to find just ...

The number of residents who die each year is surprising, even to lifeguards. And the danger is not limited to inexperienced swimmers or surfers chasing Hawaiʻi’s notorious big waves.

Each species has evolved specific adaptations to its particular microhabitat within the broader intertidal zone, with variations in fin structure, respiratory capacity, and behavioral patterns that ...

Now, about those fried clams that justify the journey. In a landlocked state hundreds of miles from the nearest ocean, exceptional seafood feels like finding treasure in your backyard—unexpected and ...