On the Aral Sea, graves rise above the dust. They're reminders of the life its waters once sustained

In the middle of the vast desert that surrounds what is left of the Aral Sea, graves stand as stark reminders — of communities that once thrived, of the powerful body of water that teemed with life, and of the years of change that fueled its...

On the Aral Sea, graves rise above the dust. They're reminders of the life its waters once sustained

In the middle of the vast desert that surrounds what is left of the Aral Sea, graves stand as stark reminders — of communities that once thrived, of the powerful body of water that teemed with life, and of the years of change that fueled its...

Too much Atlantic in Atlantic City: Beach erosion has casinos desperately seeking sand by summer

There's a little too much Atlantic in Atlantic City this year for some casinos

Dozens more migrants reach a Greek island south of Crete as smugglers seek new routes

A boat carrying 91 migrants has reached a small island south of Crete that is seeing a spike in the arrival of people attempting the long and dangerous crossing from Africa, A Greek coast guard statement said the migrants, who were found on a...

Dutch military helps clean oil along beaches in Caribbean island of Bonaire

Dutch armed forces have been deployed to the Caribbean to help clean up oil affecting beaches in the island of Bonaire that originated from an offshore spill blamed on an overturned barge hundreds of miles away

Oil spill from capsized barge near Tobago has reached beaches hundreds of miles away, officials say

Authorities say an offshore oil spill that prompted Trinidad and Tobago to declare a national emergency earlier this month has reached the shores of the Dutch Caribbean island of Bonaire hundreds of miles away

Oil spill from capsized barge near Tobago has reached beaches hundreds of miles away, officials say

Authorities say an offshore oil spill that prompted Trinidad and Tobago to declare a national emergency earlier this month has reached the shores of the Dutch Caribbean island of Bonaire hundreds of miles away

AP PHOTOS: In Teahupo'o, Tahiti, coastal village life thrives among powerful waves

In Teahupo'o, the ocean is the heart of village life. Boats bob in the lagoon in the south of Tahiti at sunrise before fishers start their day. Many set out early with poles or spears to catch fish gliding among the corals — fresh food for...

New Jersey OKs two new offshore wind farms that would be farther from shore and beachgoers' view

New Jersey utility regulators have given preliminary approval to two new wind farms off the state's coast

New Jersey OKs two new offshore wind farms that would be farther from shore and beachgoers' view

New Jersey utility regulators have given preliminary approval to two new wind farms off the state's coast

Attentive Energy investing $10.6M in supply chain, startups to help New Jersey offshore wind

A company proposing a wind farm off New Jersey is investing $10.6 million to help grow the industry’s supply chain and support related technology startups

Climate change is hurting coral worldwide. But these reefs off the Texas coast are thriving

Far off the Texas coast there is a beautiful surprise in the Gulf of Mexico that draws divers from around the world: a stunning amount of coral coverage on undersea mountains

Tens of thousands of ancient coins have been found off Sardinia. They may be spoils of a shipwreck

A diver who spotted something metallic not far from Sardinia’s coast has led to the discovery of tens of thousands of ancient bronze coins

Former coal-fired power plant razed to make way for offshore wind electricity connection

A giant smokestack that was part of the landscape for millions of tourists heading to beaches on the southern New Jersey shore came down Thursday

Off Alaska coast, research crew peers down, down, down to map deep and remote ocean

A research vessel motoring off the coast of Alaska is exploring the mounds and craters of the sea floor to surface new knowledge about life in some of the world's deepest and most remote waters

The bodies of 8 migrants have been found off Tunisia after their boats sank

Eight bodies of migrants have been recovered in the past two days off the coast of the Tunisian port city of Sfax, after their boats trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea toward Europe sank

Offshore wind foes sue New Jersey and Danish turbine developer over tax break

Opponents of offshore wind projects are suing New Jersey and the Danish wind energy developer Orsted over a lucrative tax break the state approved for the company

As more migrants go missing at sea, many say bodies end up on Senegal's beaches in unmarked graves

In the seaside Senegalese town of Saint-Louis, officials and residents say bodies of migrants from capsized boats attempting the dangerous trip from West Africa to Spain are buried in unmarked beach graves

After half a century, Israel moves to evict squatter from his cave home on the beach

Over half a century, Nissim Kahlon has transformed a tiny cave on a Mediterranean beach into an elaborate underground labyrinth

New Jersey governor to sign tax break for Orsted's offshore wind farm

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has signed a bill giving a tax break to Danish offshore wind developer Orsted for the first of two energy projects it plans to place in the waters off the Jersey Shore

AP PHOTOS: In Sri Lanka, fishers suffer as sea erosion destroys homes and beaches

Ranjith Sunimal Fernando now has a shell of a home at the edge of Sri Lanka's coast, lost to the sea. Waves lap past the broken walls into damaged, empty rooms. “One night last month, my son went to the bathroom and I suddenly heard him...