By Sonia Fernandez Nine years ago, UC Santa Barbara researchers and collaborators faced an intriguing question: Could an urban sandy beach—typically groomed flat and stripped of vegetation—be restored ...

Officials are warning the public to avoid all Los Angeles County beaches due to high levels of bacteria as a heavy rainstorm arrives this week. The ocean water warnings will remain in effect from ...

In the shade of palm trees, passing flowering bushes, an old water mill and a fountain, enjoy a stroll to the beach Playa del Rio at the river mouth at the south end of Santa Eulalia ... Most ...