If “professional sandcastle builder” isn’t a career you're familiar with, you may be surprised to learn that Miramar Beach resident Daniel Anderson makes his living that way. “I didn’t want people to ...

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 ...

Brendan Schaffer, of Cape May, works on his crab sculpture during the Wildwood Crest Sand Sculpting Festival, Friday, July 12, 2019. (Tim Hawk | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com) Conditions were perfect ...

Brian Denny and his two sons couldn’t contain their shock Sunday. The trio had just been announced as the group winner of the of the International Surf Festival’s sand castle design contest for their ...

Janel Hawkins spends hours building intricate structures — and destroys them not long after. Such is the life of a professional sand castle builder. As the owner of Sand Castle University, she spends ...

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 ...

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 ...

(Inside Science) -- Beach-goers know that sand castles crumble almost as quickly as they are built, but scientists have long faced the mystery of why similarly-constructed earthen buildings can stand ...

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 ...