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Beachgoers often find unusual things that have washed up with the tides. But many people were surprised when a venomous yellow-bellied sea snake recently was found alive on California’s Newport Beach.

Beachgoers in one Southern California town had to run for their lives after two massive sea lions came out of the ocean and ...

For more than 20 years, children and ocean aficionados could pet sharks, observe jellyfish, and view seahorses give birth to fry at their local Redondo Beach aquarium, but these landlubbers may soon ...

It’s among nature’s greatest spectacles. Each year, thousands of sea turtle mothers clamber ashore on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of Florida, meticulously dig into the sand to lay their eggs, and ...

On a windy but clear morning on Ogmore-by-Sea in the Vale of Glamorgan, a few families, dog walkers and campers make their way down to the beach. With its expansive gold sands, rock pools and views of ...