Coastal dunes are complex and rich areas at the interface between terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. They are extremely rich in biodiversity and play a crucial role in both environmental and human ...

VIÑA DEL MAR, Chile, June 18 (Reuters) - Residents of the gleaming apartment buildings built atop sand dunes that dot Chile's Pacific coast are expressing mounting concerns for their safety after a ...

WALTON COUNTY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Drivers going along East County Road 30A can expect some traffic delays and alternative routes for the next few months. A bridge is being built where the road crosses ...

The California Coastal Commission unanimously approved a controversial plan Thursday, Sept. 11, to restore 38.5 acres of native dune habitat along Santa Monica State Beach, despite fierce opposition ...

“Sand dunes are the first line of defense against storm waves and flooding,” says Hein. “They occur naturally along many coasts, and if degraded or absent, coastal localities build them for protection ...

They're scenic, peaceful, and unlike almost anyplace on earth. Walton County's coastal dune lakes are getting a week in the spotlight after being officially recognized as Coastal Dune Lakes Week. For ...

image: (A) Vegetated dune (VD). (B) Bare dune (BD). The different camera angles reveal beach berm and dune apex features, but the initial profiles for VD and BD were equivalent throughout the 104-m ...

“I’m always happy when I’m out here,” said Walton County resident Peter Hansen. They exist in only four places around the world. “A nice relaxing feeling that just kind of draws you in,” Hansen adds.

Drifting sand has inundated settlements and damaged agricultural land along the coasts of Western Europe for the last 700 years. The need to control sand migration has been an important driver of the ...

Bond named the new spider species Aptostichus ramirezae after Martina Giselle Ramirez, a well-known arachnologist who ...