If beachcombing had a highlight reel, 2025 would be one of the best. Here's a look back at what washed up on Texas shores ...

You know, the art and practice of wandering somewhat slowly and aimlessly along an ocean shoreline? Going out no matter the weather, perhaps on a wide stretch of sand while dodging incoming waves or ...

This week, the tides were back to normal after the hurricane in the Gulf, making for better access to the beaches. Among the beachcombing finds were sand dollars, sargassum and pumice stone. Pumice, a ...

Before the sun rises, marine biologist Jace Tunnell regularly sets off from his home to trek down the beach, snapping photos of shells and beach organisms, messages in a bottle, capsized boats, creepy ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Beachcombing for seashells, sea glass and sand dollars is a popular hobby on the Texas coast. But Jace Tunnell is more interested in the weird stuff that washes up on area ...

Eileen Crouse of Dowagiac literally loses sense of time when she steps gingerly along the Lake Michigan waterline, scanning tiny stones for things that sparkle best in the early morning or evening ...

While the classic image of a beachcomber as a scraggly, bearded man wearing tattered clothing and picking at flotsam and jetsam along the shoreline might seem cliche, it actually has its origin in ...

There is something strangely compelling about beach combing. You never know what will turn up. Tar balls, dead jellyfish and medical waste are more likely on the Texas coast than a Jean Lafitte pirate ...

“Who knows what will catch your eye while “combing” the beach?” says Spiritual Life writer Tim Ledbetter. “That’s part of the intrigue—not knowing what you will see, or finding the unexpected.” Lucy ...