Flesh‑Eating Bacteria On The Rise While Temperatures Soar: My Jersey Shore Memories Meet Current Heat Crisis

As a kid, I spent summers at the Jersey Shore playing on the beach and body surfing in the ocean. It was fun and healthy—except for the annual pain from sunburn. (Back then, skin cancer awareness wasn’t really a thing.) I believed the ocean had healing powers because that’s what my parents told me. Any…

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scary shark opening mouth in water

Close Encounter: Diver Is Almost A Shark’s Lunch!

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crashing waves on the ocean

Nature’s Neon Beauty: Bioluminescence Ocean Wows Beach Goers

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A Popular Old Lighthouse On The Edge Of The Pacific Gets A Makeover

You can appreciate what it took to help ships navigate the rocky, fog-shrouded, and windswept northern Pacific coast when you journey far out to the isolated Point Reyes Lighthouse. It is a hike to get there. From the parking area at Point Reyes National Seashore, you first ascend a steep paved walking path and then…

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