When baby sea turtles hatch from their buried eggs, they use their powerful flippers to make their way up through the sand. A new "sand-swimming" robot, inspired by those hatchlings, could one day ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

Whether you comes across a live sand dollar or its skeleton, stumbling upon one is a little moment of magic every beachcomber ...

For folks who stroll Northwest Florida’s beautiful beaches, sand dollars are a prized find. The ones that wash up locally during normal weather conditions are typically small and often white. You can ...

It’s a trick question because, if you live in South Carolina, an early morning beach walk can usually result in a couple of these bleached souvenirs for free. But it doesn’t mean we should take them ...

Throughout the summer I have continually been asked when and where can we find sand dollars? Also, I have had as many people come in and happily tell me that they found sand dollars on the beach for ...

You might not be able to spend these dollars at the local supermarket, but come across one and you may feel like you’ve found a treasure. Beachgoers in the past few months have been sharing photos of ...