Physicist Helen Czerski explores the complex science behind familiar phenomena. Read more columns here. The British seaside experience is full of tradition: brightly colored beach huts, soft-serve ice ...

“Use your architect mind,” says Sudarsan Pattnaik, an award-winning sand sculptor from Puri, a seaside city in India. If you’re building from memory, first envision your castle. For Pattnaik, who is ...

This article was originally featured on The Conversation. If you want to understand why some sandcastles are tall and have intricate structures while others are nearly shapeless lumps of sand, it ...

Tahoe Tessie’s not in the water, she’s on Lakeside beach. But don’t look for a green scaly monster. This one’s made of sand. A group of children worked on the beginnings of a dragon Tuesday under the ...

This is part of our great big guide to the DC area’s best beaches. From the surf scene in Virginia Beach to Ocean City’s expansive boardwalk, we found the best bites and activities (yes, even in ...

When Viola Connelly and her friend Casey Metzler, both 10, enter the annual Saltaire Sandcastle Contest on Fire Island, the girls from Manhattan and Brooklyn choose a timely theme — they craft an ...

Summer's here, and there's obviously no better way to spend your weekends than at the beach. Everyone does it differently, and the creators of the sculptures in this gallery definitely took the ...