Spring is a lovely time to go to the coast. Most of us gravitate towards the beaches, but it can also be fun to visit the salt marshes that line our coastline — estuaries, where rivers meet the sea.

BARATARIA BAY, La. -- Shoots of marsh grass and bushes of mangrove trees already are starting to grow back in the bay where just months ago photographers shot images of dying pelicans coated in oil ...

The early warning could help the ecosystems that are key to preventing flooding, UT marine science researchers say. The sun rises over a salt marsh on Sapelo Island, Georgia, in February 2023. Marshes ...