This article was originally featured on Hakai Magazine, an online publication about science and society in coastal ecosystems. Read more stories like this at hakaimagazine.com. It’s low tide in Bodega ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. It’s low tide in Bodega Bay, north of San Francisco, California, and Hannah Hensel is ...

When asked where she gets her samples, geologist Susan Kidwell says, “Dumpster diving,” with a laugh. Kidwell uses pieces of discarded shells of marine creatures such as clams, scallops, and mussels ...

One of my kids’ favorite pastimes when we go to the ocean is to find interesting things on the beach—shells, rocks, and beach glass that’s been worn smooth by constant tumbling over sand. It’s ...