On a gusty spring morning at Machrihanish Dunes, James Parker is talking about golf, nature, and this course’s resident sheep who are hidden somewhere amongst the rolling sand dunes. We’re on the ...

Amid the vast dunes that abut the Atlantic Ocean, a writer finds perspective. Photographs and Text by Ginanne Brownell Reporting from Skeleton Coast National Park, Namibia For me, it was the silence ...

Personnel from RAF Lossiemouth have volunteered for the second year in a row to assist a coastal erosion project. Volunteers from the town, including a cohort of RAF personnel, joined the community ...

Mount Baldy Beach at Indiana Dunes National Park is closing for several months while the National Park Service moves sand and conducts shoreline stabilization work. The access site is closing this ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MICHIGAN CITY, IN -- The “living” sand dune along Lake Michigan has buried beach parking lot and infrastructure within Indiana ...

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The Sahara Desert in Merzouga, Morocco, is famous for its vast golden sand dunes that seem to stretch endlessly into the horizon. This iconic desert landscape offers a unique blend of tranquility and ...

Birds that live and breed in vegetated coastal areas, such as dunes and small islands, not only build nests but also—unintentionally—shape their own surroundings. This was discovered by Utrecht-based ...

Pitcher’s thistle photographed in Great Lakes Coastal dune habitat. (Andrew Bowker /U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) LANSING — More than 30 years ago, a group of scientists planted 4,200 seeds of the ...

The world’s tallest freshwater sand dunes are found in Michigan, attracting tourists from around the globe to play in the sand and splash in Great Lakes waters. State officials are currently working ...

I’ve spent enough time on the backroads to know that Michigan saves its best theatrics for the places where the cell service finally dies. Walking these trails, you’re surrounded by the deep, loamy ...