Coastal Restoration

The section of highway collapsed Thursday afternoon about 15 miles south of Big Sur

Protecting yourself when seconds count — what happens when the quake warning system goes off.

The processor that makes your laptop or cell phone work was fabricated using quartz from this obscure Appalachian backwater.

Construction on the US White House began in 1792. It has been almost continuously occupied by US presidents since 1800, barring a few years after the British set it on fire in 1814. But that doesn't mean that the present-day building is free of hazards—there are mice, cockroaches, and ants. And as of this pas

A pile of rocks and fill dirt from the Montecito disaster zone has become a popular spot for those looking for just the right stone for their property.

Dredging firms look ahead to more business, here and across the big pond. Along the way, Mother Nature and good business planning will both help.

New 3-D images reveal just how bad erosion is along the Northern California coast.

I'm joyfully studying for an earth science test this month to teach high school oceanography (one day)! I thought I'd share some fun questions here to test your knowledge. And, here's an image o

Some streets in Imperial Beach were flooded over the weekend with sewage-contaminated water after the mouth of the Tijuana River that opens into the ocean was blocked due to sand creating an overflowing, stagnant pool of water that killed some wildlife and endangered others.

The poster by Daniel E. Coe shows the life-like historical flows of the Willamette River in Oregon. This lidar-derived digital elevation model of the Willamette River displays a 50-foot elevation r…

Shoyna, a fishing village in the frigid far north, is slowly vanishing under dunes that engulf entire houses. For children, home is now a giant sandbox. Adults have to “say goodbye to my high heels.”

In the wake of an especially destructive hurricane season, conservationists and urban planners are grappling with how to protect coastlines—and are increasingly looking to nature for inspiration.

It's official. Caltrans said the road damaged by the biggest slide in California will reopen ahead of schedule.

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Scientists searching for everything from oil and gas to copper and gold are adopting techniques used by companies such as…

Hurricane Matthew’s storm surge and waves overwashed about 15 percent of the sand dunes on Florida's Atlantic coast, 30 percent along Georgia’s coastline, and 42 percent of dunes on South Carolina’s sandy beaches as the powerful storm brushed past the Southeastern states October 6-9, according to USGS experts' preliminary review of USGS low-altitude before-and-after images along of the coast and NOAA photographs collected after the storm.

At Herring Cove Beach, facing an erosion problem as many other coastal areas are, a damaged parking lot is being replaced with one farther back.