The research team is careful to distinguish landward migration of a barrier island from the retreat of its shoreline. “We find that large-scale loss of back-barrier saltmarsh area is specific to ...

Pack your swimsuit and sunscreen. Ideal for a family vacation, romantic getaway, or girls weekend, this low-key barrier island on the southwest coast of the Sunshine State is a splendid place for ...

Scientists still do not understand why some species have failed to cross this barrier, even though others have done so to a lesser extent.

The barrier island off the coast of New York is more than a vacation community. It is what stands between rising seas and one of the most densely populated coastal regions in the country.

Building on a barrier island can also limit the island’s usefulness in protecting the mainland coast from powerful storms as well as eliminate important ecosystems, such as dunes and salt marshes.

Residents in the Brick section of a barrier island in New Jersey were allowed back into their storm-ravaged neighborhoods on Thursday and as CBS 2's Christine Sloan reported, the devastation they ...

The US Coast Guard was running evacuations by boat from Sanibel and Pine islands, which were disconnected from the peninsula after the superstorm wiped out a section of the sole bridge.

This dreamy barrier island is home to stately live oaks, dune-lined beaches, maritime forests, and quaint shopping villages, lending it a peaceful, laid-back atmosphere even during peak season ...

There is one exception to this, however: there is one species of eucalyptus that thrives on the Philippine island of Mindanao. Why don't animals cross the Wallace line?