Bernadette Dugasse was just a toddler when her family was forced to leave her birthplace, the Chagos Islands. She didn’t get ...

Visiting the coast can help you relieve stress and get more active—and it may even change the way you cope with pain.

Sesame Place will splash into summer with its 45th Birthday Beach Bash. The park is kicking off the unofficial start to ...

The British government has signed a deal to transfer the Chagos Islands’ sovereignty to Mauritius. But it effectively blocks ...

Whether you consider unspoiled nature or a bustling, Caribbean-esque scene more beautiful, you'll discover an island worth ...

These seafaring shots are harbored in the archives of the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest You don’t have to love water or ...

Known as the Sargasso Sea, sailors have crossed it for centuries, but few notice the border when they slip into glassy indigo ...

AL, as she’s known to researchers, is an American oystercatcher and she recently defied odds by returning yet again, Cape Lookout National Seashore wrote in a May 21 Facebook post. The park knows this ...