Maine’s sand dollars and South Africa’s pansy shells are both treasures of the beach Posted June 4 Updated June 4 Susan Olcott Intertidal ...

Dried-up sand dollars often wash up on sandy parts of the beach, but live ones live just beneath the sediment surface on the ocean floor. When walking on tidal flats at low tide, you may be lucky ...

Before you start stuffing your beach bag with shells and sand dollars, here’s the scoop on what you can (and can’t) collect from Hilton Head’s shores. Sand, Shells & Teeth ...