I look across a salt marsh in South Wellfleet, Mass., lush in midsummer, the emerald cordgrass swaying in the sea breeze. A marsh hawk cruises low, searching for voles. But at the marsh’s edge, a ...

With an eerie name and ominous presence, ghost forests can be unmistakable signs of a rapidly shifting climate. However, researchers are pointing to another cause for their formation in North Carolina ...

Dead. Pale. Devoid of limbs. No, not the stars of horror stories, but families of trees sprawled across America’s East Coast that are being swallowed by swarms of salty ocean water. Scientists call ...

Scientists at federal research institutions throughout the US are digging into so-called "ghost forests," or clusters of dead trees left behind after being poisoned by the sea. Their work spotlights ...

While the idea of ghost trees may sound like a Halloween tale, the causes behind their ghoulish-looking, but real, appearances are even scarier. So, what are ghost trees, exactly? Well, they are the ...

While many flock to Oregon for its rustic valleys, deep canyons, stunning waterfalls, and rugged mountain splendor, its largely unspoiled coast also remains a unique place. This wild stretch of ...