About a century before Glacier Bay became a national park, conservationist John Muir visited the landform now called Russell ...

Researchers met recently with Islanders and presented findings from a multiyear, University of North Carolina-led study that ...

Study finds 657 new barrier islands worldwide. April 22, 2011— -- Islands that suddenly appear may sound like something out of a pirate myth. But a new survey has found hundreds of islands ...

You are a contestant on a trivia show and choose the "Barrier Islands" category for $200. Would you be able to answer this (in the form of a question, of course)? According to theNational Oceanic and ...

The University of South Carolina Beaufort has 10 toes in the sand as it forges ahead with developing a world-class marine biology program and it’s using revitalized research efforts at a little known ...

North Carolina's Crystal Coast hides a hidden gem that seems to have escaped time itself. Shackleford Banks, part of the Cape Lookout National Seashore, is a pristine barrier island that offers ...

In The Americas, narrator Tom Hanks takes us on an expansive adventure from the southern tip of Chile to the northern reaches of Alaska and Canada. From the western Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Coast ...