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 ...

Santa Monica Beach is littered with charred debris from recent fires, and cleanup efforts are delayed due to pending health ...

Travelers are rewarded with some spectacular beaches and expansive desert sand dunes that stretch for ... particularly its paradise beaches. Praia de Santa Monica, one of the island's most ...