How surf lessons help deprived children in South Africa

Some of Cape Town’s more famous waves have been commandeered to facilitate a new community health project that uses the therapeutic benefits of surfing to help children who live in townships and who have been traumatised by violence, poverty and drugs.

100 years ago: Gorgeous colours on the pebble beach

A child is the pure artist in collection. He needs no apology. The mere contemplating of his hoards, laying them out in array, counting and sorting, is amply enough joy for him. But we grown-ups are compelled to seek a plea of use, and, having found it, we may indulge our childishness.

Discover the Best Beaches of Argentina

Argentina is a country that conjures up many images, from the beautiful tango to tasty Argentine cuisine, from the art and culture of Buenos Aires to the raw, rugged beauty of Patagonia. But what many don’t factor in are some of South America’s best beaches.

Hawaii Is Now Home to an Ocean Reserve Twice the Size of Texas

President Barack Obama on Friday turned to the ocean to create the largest protected area anywhere on Earth—a half-million-square-mile arc of remote Pacific waters known for both exceptional marine life and importance to native Hawaiian culture.