Sand dunes are a common sight on Carolina beaches, and they serve a vital function in the natural world that scientists want to understand better.

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - A windy day on the beach can leave you a sandy mess with sand everywhere from in your clothes to sand in your hair. Windy beach days, however, can be very important to a beach's ...

“Season” in Southwest Florida means a bevy of activities in our coastal communities. Chief among them: beach trips. The beach is one of our most celebrated natural resources, and rightly so. We know ...

Nearly 30 acres of native dunes are being planted along Santa Monica Beach to buffer sea-level rise and boost habitat.

This small beach town and its bronzy sand is a hidden gem, but it's an area that has seen quick growth, and a lot of visitors. The issue with that, many are uneducated on how vulnerable this coast is.

TREASURE ISLAND, Fla. — The storm that hit Pinellas County last weekend severely eroded new beach sand dunes which cost more than $26 million to reconstruct after Hurricane Idalia brushed by the coast ...

On Cape Cod, powerful storms have accelerated long-standing erosion concerns at local beaches.

MADEIRA BEACH, Fla. — The sand Pinellas County has been using for emergency beach dune renourishment has been coming from mines near Davenport and driven about 90 miles to the Gulf of Mexico coastline ...

Santa Monica and Bay Foundation add 30 acres of restored dunes from Pier to Venice border, providing natural sea level rise protection with $3.5M investment.