Over the past month, beachgoers along the Texas coast have been puzzled by what looks like shredded white plastic or chopped-up rope littering the shoreline. But what may seem like manmade debris is a ...

While out on the beach this week for my regular Beachcombing survey, I spotted several striking jellyfish drifting ashore — Australian white spotted jellyfish, an invasive species that’s now making ...

During my weekly beachcombing surveys along the Texas coast, I’ve grown used to finding all sorts of strange things washed up with the tide — from toothbrushes and action figures to eerie dolls. But ...

If you’ve been walking the beaches this summer, you may have noticed sticky black blobs scattered along the shoreline. These are tar balls, and they’ve been washing up all season long. On my ...

Every week on the beach, I never know what I’ll come across. Creepy dolls, illegal fishing gear, and even more than 40 messages in bottles have all made appearances over the years. But this week, ...

This week while walking the beach, I focused my Beachcombing survey on a small but serious problem — nurdles. These are tiny plastic pellets, about the size of a lentil, that serve as the raw material ...