Almost fifty years ago, when Haraldur Sigurdsson first came to the University of Rhode Island from Iceland, he got interested in what makes some clam shells more purple than others.

Malibu has long been a playground for the rich and famous, PCH road-trippers, and everyday people looking to make the most of ...

“They tend to belong to the same type, like big clams, but they come in many different sizes, colors, and shapes. Sometimes it is like a massive carpet of shells covering the shore, very ...

For the people of Toledo City, Cebu, the ocean is more than just a view — it’s a lifeline worth preserving. Along one of its ...

The LG Wing broke every rule of the textbook, with a big and bulky design, far too many moving parts, and at a premium price ...

Masonboro Island exists as the longest undeveloped barrier island ecosystem in southern North Carolina, gracefully positioned ...

That’s the dilemma with Masonboro Island Reserve near Wilmington – a magnificent 8.4-mile stretch of untouched shoreline that somehow remains hidden from North Carolina’s vacation spotlight. Where ...

One of our local towns has quit collecting recyclables because of a price increase by the trash hauler, but Herbert points ...

At the same time, poor immigrants have tended to lower inflation-adjusted wages for jobs not requiring a high level of education. Of course, many Americans, including low-income ones, have long ...

To pinpoint how climate change will play out, scientists are trying to solve a painstaking puzzle with clues etched in ...

For more than 100,000 years, coastal communities have harvested abalone (genus Haliotis). These gastropods, which are found ...