Portugal is home to 11 inhabited Atlantic islands across the Azores and Madeira archipelagos, plus a scatter of wild islets and a few coastal islands near the mainland. The country’s Atlantic outposts ...

Think you know Europe? You’ve ticked off Paris, Rome, Barcelona, and maybe even Amsterdam. That’s fantastic, truly. Those cities are incredible for good reason. Yet the real magic happens when you ...

A 2023 astronaut photo shows three dark hills, or mesas, towering above part of the Sahara desert in southern Mauritania. The ...

New Smyrna Beach residents can look forward to more sand on the beach in the coming months. The county is launching its South Berm Construction Project to rebuild the dune system along about 5 1/2 ...

The Black Sand Hotel will be on Iceland's south coast. Photo Credit: Black Sand Hotel A new oceanfront hotel is coming to Iceland's south coast. The Black Sand Hotel will open in January with 70 rooms ...

County officials are replicating a sand placement project that was first introduced in 2006, in response to the 2004 hurricanes, to address the “severely eroded” beaches that resulted in “massive ...

Broward County is building back the shoreline with a sand bypass project that has been years in the making. The project has been established to address sand walls, also known as cliffing, along South ...

Next week marks the official start to summer, at least according to the calendar. To whet your appetite for some salt water therapy, the national press will no doubt roll out countless stories about ...

Human development and climate-driven sea level rise are accelerating global beach erosion and undermining the natural processes that sustain coastal ecosystems. Studies reveal that urban activity on ...

Myrtle Beach area visitors and shoppers have the opportunity to save money the day after Thanksgiving with discounted season passes, free park access and more. The Myrtle Beach area is home to beloved ...

A coastline shaped by past eruptions and present biological processes offers a unique tourist experience, but it demands ...

The 35th American Sand Sculpting Championship is taking place in Fort Myers Beach. This year's event features 26 sculptors and has doubled in size from the previous year. The championship returned in ...