Crystal clear waters and fine white sands framed by sweeping palm trees, the beaches in Mauritius are hard to top. The island ...

Astonishingly, some creatures are vital for maintaining beautiful white sand beaches. These creatures consume coral, ...

No matter which part of coastal Spain you find yourself in, you’re not going to be too far away from stunning beaches. But ...

The morning after Thanksgiving, families in Martinez woke up to a layer of fine white sand blanketing their cars and porches. At her house on a hill near downtown, Jenna Cassel could see smoke ...

"Most of the white sand comes from a very unlikely source and that is parrot fishes, they feed on coral skeletons and when they excrete they excrete it as this nice, fine, white sand." ...

White sand, coconut palms, a gently sloping strand? That idea of tropical paradise is often manufactured. Resorts around the world are now embracing beaches in their more natural states.

The fine, white sand helps make Florida's beaches among the best in the world. But the powerful storms have turned the precious commodity into a nuisance.

The fine, white sand helps make Florida’s beaches among the best in the world.

The fine, white sand helps make Florida’s beaches among the best in the world. But the powerful storms have turned the precious commodity into a costly nuisance, with sand creating literal ba… ...