Sand
Sand is a common material found on beaches, deserts, stream banks and other landscapes worldwide. In the mind of most people, sand is a white or tan, fine-grained, granular material. However, sand is much more diverse…
Farming, Fishing and Small Miracles in Coastal Mozambique
Linking marine and land-based livelihood interventions in a place experiencing large pressure on its resource assets.
Seeing in the Dark
Marine mammals such as dolphins and porpoises rely on their hearing to navigate, communicate, and find food in the typically deep, dark, and murky waters they inhabit.
Ban Fails To Prevent Illegal Sand Mining, Kerala State, India
Despite the police ban on the sand mining at Andhakaranazhi beach, local people are still illegally collecting sand from the beach, which is a famed tourist destination of Alappuzha.
The Mysterious Moeraki Boulders, New Zealand
The Māoris explained the presence of almost perfectly spherical boulders on Koekohe Beach, on the South island of New Zealand, as eel baskets washed up from an enormous, sunken canoe. But the science behind these up to three metres high perfectly rounded boulders rocks is much stranger.
Tiny Island Offers Tremendous Sights
Photographer illustrates the stunning range of colors and textures found along the shores of Anglesey, Wales.
Oil Spills Becoming Frequent Hazard for Fishermen Near Mumbai
Local fishermen called on officials to take serious action to halt the recurrent oil spills plaguing the Uran shoreline, because of the profound detrimental impacts they have on fishstocks, coastal ecosystems, fishermen and other communities that depend on the sea for their livelihood.
Climate Shocks Will Hurt Poverty Targets
As climatic shocks worsen, disaster-affected populations will be driven deeper into poverty, exacerbating their vulnerability, in as soon as two decades – unless policymakers start to address the issue now.
Mysteries of Giant Fish, Loch Ness and Sea Serpents
The recent discovery of a monstrous fish off the Southern California coast has people buzzing. Photos of people holding a long piscine monster have spread around the Internet; there are of course many fake “big fish” photos floating around, but this one is not a Photoshop job, nor a hoax.