Coastlines are constantly changing. Waves continuously wash ashore and pull sand out to sea. When more sand is pulled away than is naturally replaced, the process is called coastal erosion. Coastal ...

Cape Cod's contours have never stood still and never will. Here’s why erosion matters, what’s at stake, and the hard ...

New research has systematically demonstrated that a mild zap of electricity can strengthen a marine coastline for generations -- greatly reducing the threat of erosion in the face of climate change ...

As Earth warms, the Arctic Ocean’s ability to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is waning due to melting permafrost and worsening coastal erosion, according to new research. A study published ...

Falmouth is facing difficult decisions about how to manage its eroding coastline along Surf Drive. A study by the Woods Hole Group outlines four alternatives: continued maintenance, dune restoration, ...