Beachcombing Report: “Not Fiberglass: Millions of Sea Butterflies Wash Ashore” This week, I received calls from a couple of ...

During my beachcombing survey this week along the Texas coast, I was excited to find three Ram's Horn shells washed ashore among the sargassum seaweed. Although these tiny white shells are often ...

This week’s low midafternoon tides provided excellent beachcombing conditions around lunchtime. I found a variety of treasures, including pen shells, pear whelks, and hundreds of Atlantic cockles.

During my beachcombing survey this week along the Texas coast, I was excited to find three Ram’s Horn shells washed ashore among the sargassum seaweed. Although these tiny white shells are often ...

We’ve had a couple of periods of stormy weather and some huge tides, which means it is time to go beachcombing. Big waves and strong currents churn up the near-shore waters and deposit a wondrous ...

Discover the many types of objects you may find in the sand — and where they come from Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the ...

This intricate shell comes from a rarely seen creature that lives in the ocean's deeps.

Mar. 11—Clutching a plastic bag in one hand and the end of my dog's leash in the other, I ambled across the beach, my eyes focused on the ground. Sand, rocks, shards of white clam shells, broken ...

They didn’t look like much at first, just a scatter of white slivers along the tide line. At a glance, they could’ve passed for fish bones or bits of plastic, the kind of debris beachcombers often ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jace Tunnell, director of community engagement for the Harte Research Institute in Corpus Christi, holds up a ram's horn squid ...