Coast | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/coast/RSS feed for CoastenTue, 12 Aug 2025 11:00:00 +0000In the Muddy Banks of North Carolina, Student Archaeologists May Have Discovered the Remnants of a Centuries-Old Spanish Shiphttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/timber-from-colonial-era-spanish-ship-among-four-shipwrecks-discovered-in-north-carolina-180987139/While taking measurements of an abandoned wharf site, the students found timber from what experts believe may be part of La Fortuna, a Spanish ship destroyed nearly 300 years agoTue, 12 Aug 2025 11:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/timber-from-colonial-era-spanish-ship-among-four-shipwrecks-discovered-in-north-carolina-180987139/The Hidden History of the Nazi U-Boats That Prowled the Gulf Coast, Bringing World War II to America's Shoreshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-hidden-history-of-the-nazi-u-boats-that-prowled-the-gulf-coast-bringing-world-war-ii-to-americas-shores-180986707/Between 1942 and 1943, German submarines sank 56 Allied ships in the region and damaged another 14, losing just one of their own in the processMon, 02 Jun 2025 10:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-hidden-history-of-the-nazi-u-boats-that-prowled-the-gulf-coast-bringing-world-war-ii-to-americas-shores-180986707/Inside the Herculean Effort to Study and Save the World's Smallest Sea Turtlehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/inside-the-herculean-effort-to-study-and-save-the-worlds-smallest-sea-turtle-180986138/After years of steady gains, a decades-long conservation program dedicated to the Kemp's ridley hits rough seasFri, 07 Mar 2025 13:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/inside-the-herculean-effort-to-study-and-save-the-worlds-smallest-sea-turtle-180986138/What Did Scientists Learn After Thousands of Penguins Were Slaughtered by Mountain Lions?https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/what-did-scientists-learn-after-thousands-of-penguins-were-slaughtered-by-mountain-lions-180985923/The thriving bird colonies likely grew over several decades because local shepherds had temporarily eliminated pumasThu, 13 Feb 2025 13:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/what-did-scientists-learn-after-thousands-of-penguins-were-slaughtered-by-mountain-lions-180985923/As Greenland’s Ice Sheet Melts, an Island Town Riseshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/as-greenlands-ice-sheet-melts-an-island-town-rises-180985514/Geologists are working with local communities to determine how residents can adapt as the area's sea level, in effect, goes downTue, 03 Dec 2024 13:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/as-greenlands-ice-sheet-melts-an-island-town-rises-180985514/Scientists Have Found Microplastics in Dolphin Breath for the First Timehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-have-found-microplastics-in-dolphin-breath-for-the-first-time-180985287/Each of the 11 dolphins sampled exhaled at least one suspected particle of microplastic, which researchers say “highlights how extensive environmental microplastic pollution is”Mon, 21 Oct 2024 16:17:01 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-have-found-microplastics-in-dolphin-breath-for-the-first-time-180985287/This Green-Flashing Firefly Could Become the First Ever Listed as Endangered in the U.S.https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-green-flashing-firefly-could-become-the-first-ever-listed-as-endangered-in-the-us-180985176/The Fish and Wildlife Service will consider granting federal protections to the Bethany Beach firefly, which is rapidly losing its coastal habitat to development and climate changeTue, 01 Oct 2024 18:51:35 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-green-flashing-firefly-could-become-the-first-ever-listed-as-endangered-in-the-us-180985176/These Markers of Scandinavia’s Bronze Age Boatyards Were Hiding in Plain Sighthttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/these-markers-of-scandinavias-missing-bronze-age-boatyards-were-hiding-in-plain-sight-180984880/Archaeologists argue that ancient fire pits were used for constructing the area's distinctive boatsFri, 16 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/these-markers-of-scandinavias-missing-bronze-age-boatyards-were-hiding-in-plain-sight-180984880/These Mesmerizing Anemones Have a Glowing Layer of Protectionhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/these-mesmerizing-anemones-have-a-glowing-layer-of-protection-180984820/Marine biologists discovered that a protein that boosts fluorescent output also enables an antioxidant propertyMon, 12 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/these-mesmerizing-anemones-have-a-glowing-layer-of-protection-180984820/Nesting Shorebirds Are Mobbing Drones on New York City Beacheshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/nesting-shorebirds-are-mobbing-drones-on-new-york-city-beaches-180984713/The drones, equipped with inflatable life rafts, were intended to help improve public safety for humans this summer—but they're also upsetting orange-beaked birds called American oystercatchersTue, 16 Jul 2024 19:06:22 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/nesting-shorebirds-are-mobbing-drones-on-new-york-city-beaches-180984713/