December 23, 2015
Oceanographers solve mysterious beach explosion
Late on the morning of Saturday, July 11, 2015, Kathleen Danise, a 60-year-old nurse and grandmother from Waterbury, Conn., was enjoying a sunny …
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January 4, 2015
Travels in Geology: Navigating the rocks, reefs and waters of Bermuda
The Bermuda Triangle is not an actual scientific phenomenon. But if a family were looking for a place to disappear to for a week or so, Bermuda …
October 3, 2014
Travels in Geology: Bali beckons
In Indonesia — a vast archipelago of more than 18,000 islands stretching more than 5,000 kilometers between the Indian and Pacific oceans — Bali …
September 2, 2014
Geologic Column: Combining art and geology in the sand
Every summer, millions of people descend on beaches, many intent on building sand sculptures — some even with the hopes of winning fame or …
January 5, 2012
D-Day's Legacy: Remnants of invasion linger in beach sands
Before dawn on June 6, 1944, more than 160,000 Allied troops began storming the shores of Normandy, France, in what would be the turning point of …