When hurricanes and large coastal storms hit coastal communities, the beaches and dunes are the first line of defense for many areas, providing a natural barrier between the ocean and inland ...

A glance at any geological map of Europe will show the reader how the Belgian island stretched gradually in a southwesterly direction during the Permian epoch, approaching the coast of France by ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Research by a University at Buffalo planetary geologist suggests that generally accepted estimates about the geologic age of surfaces on Mars -- which influence theories about its ...

The study of ecological dynamics would benefit greatly from a tripartite research effort similar to that used so successfully in climate and ocean dynamics (see Figure 2.1), where information about ...