Study finds 657 new barrier islands worldwide. April 22, 2011— -- Islands that suddenly appear may sound like something out of a pirate myth. But a new survey has found hundreds of islands ...

You are a contestant on a trivia show and choose the "Barrier Islands" category for $200. Would you be able to answer this (in the form of a question, of course)? According to theNational Oceanic and ...

Have you ever thought that all you need to be happy is to live on an island, away from the hustle and bustle of city life? Well, in parts of South Carolina, residents are doing just that. As a ...

In The Americas, narrator Tom Hanks takes us on an expansive adventure from the southern tip of Chile to the northern reaches of Alaska and Canada. From the western Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Coast ...

Mississippi artist Walter Anderson escaped to Horn Island off the coast of Ocean Springs, as do boaters and campers. Now a group of property owners have joined to sell their piece of the island for ...

Natural and man-made climate change stole 60 percent of Jekyll Island's beaches. May 25, 2009 — -- Off the east coast of southern Georgia lies Jekyll Island, whose natural beauty has lured people ...

A king tide and nor’easter brought some changes to an already rapidly eroding island, and the state’s most visited state park ...