WELLS, Maine — A judge has whittled down a wide-ranging lawsuit against intertidal beach property owners to a single question. What exactly is the scope of the public’s right to access such land? With ...

Elizabeth Cerny-Chipman / Courtesy of Oregon State University Climate change is weakening communities of colorful creatures in the rocky intertidal zone on the Oregon Coast. Many Oregonians learn ...

A research team led by Prof. Xiao Kai from the Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has systematically elucidated the transformation and transport processes of ...

Logs are a familiar sight on the beaches along the coast of Vancouver Island and Haida Gwaii and are often viewed positively, as they can stabilize the banks, be used for firewood or act as benches by ...

Artificial intelligence and extensive satellite imagery have allowed researchers to map the world's intertidal zones for the first time, revealing a significant loss of the crucial ecosystem. The ...

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WELLS, Maine — Advocates for public beaches are feeling bolstered by their discovery the owners of intertidal properties in Wells are not paying taxes on the land they've prevented people from ...

A trip at low tide to one or our rocky intertidal sites always yields an array of pleasures and some treasures. Maybe I’ll see my favorite bright red hermit crab! Or find an Aristotle’s lantern —the ...