For an eroding coastline reduced to broken concrete, responding to sea level rise has been a delicate exercise in compromise.

This past Saturday afternoon, beachgoers and locals at Bibijagua Beach on Isla de la Juventud were taken by surprise by a striking waterspout. The ...

While you absorb the beautiful beach scenery, your body might secretly be calling for a nap because it is dehydrated.

A lingering surface trough—a region of lower atmospheric pressure—over the Florida peninsula, combined with an upper-level ...

More than half of the shark attacks in the U.S. took place in Florida, while the second highest number occurred in South ...

Experience Hawaii’s most spellbinding summer sunsets where lava cliffs, palm coves, and golden horizons ignite the evening ...

More than 200 firefighters backed by 11 water bombers and seven helicopters were battling a fire southeast of Athens.

These highlights from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest are sure to remind you of everything you love about the shore ...

Scientists explain bright Southern Ocean waters—diatoms and coccolithophores reshape how we see ocean color and carbon flow.

One study, published in February in the journal Environmental Research Letters, found that a plume of hot freshwater, ...

You no longer have to decide between the coast and the countryside when it comes to arranging a luxurious escape.

Monsoon Drive (2025 edition) in MaharashtraAfter my monsoon drive across the Western Ghats and to the West Coast of Karnataka ...