We’ve had a couple of periods of stormy weather and some huge tides, which means it is time to go beachcombing. Big waves and strong currents churn up the near-shore waters and deposit a wondrous ...

This week’s low midafternoon tides provided excellent beachcombing conditions around lunchtime. I found a variety of treasures, including pen shells, pear whelks, and hundreds of Atlantic cockles.

During my beachcombing survey this week along the Texas coast, I was excited to find three Ram’s Horn shells washed ashore ...

Discover the many types of objects you may find in the sand — and where they come from Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the ...

They didn’t look like much at first, just a scatter of white slivers along the tide line. At a glance, they could’ve passed for fish bones or bits of plastic, the kind of debris beachcombers often ...