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A new study from the University of California, Santa Cruz, The Nature Conservancy, and USGS quantifies the social and economic benefits that coral...

GOLDEN, Col. — After nearly two decades of data collection, the first-ever nationwide survey of Earth’s electrical conductivity is available. 

Coastal communities around large estuaries like San Francisco Bay are threatened by increasing erosion due to sea-level rise and anthropogenic...

An international team of scientists has identified pivotal parameters that signify the onset of the Anthropocene epoch, which is proposed to have...

Erosion of marsh boundaries by waves is a major cause of marsh loss, but little research has captured the effect of seasonal differences on marsh-edge...

New research from the U.S. Geological Survey and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service evaluates the response of benthic invertebrates to the largest...

While VALT will be missed for sentimental reasons, plans are underway to install a replacement on the crater floor away from the reach of Crater...

Coastal scientists and resource managers have long sought a reliable and efficient way to monitor and manage the world’s shorelines. Thanks to...