The Indian Ocean looks flat from above, but one part of it sits far lower than it should. South of India, the sea surface ...

DUCK, N.C. (WNCN) — Officials at the North Carolina coast are reminding visitors not to dig and leave behind deep, wide holes in beach sand. The Dare County town of Duck on the Outer Banks issued a ...

DUCK, N.C. (WNCN) — Officials at the North Carolina coast are reminding visitors not to dig and leave behind deep, wide holes in beach sand. The Dare County town of Duck on the Outer Banks issued a ...

For people with "thalassophobia," or the fear of deep bodies of water, blue holes are something out of a nightmare. These massive vertical caves open up in the shallow waters near coastlines, but blue ...

OAK ISLAND, NC (WWAY) — Oak Island Town Council recently approved a revision to the town’s ordinance for holes dug on the beach. Per the new rule, holes cannot be more than 12 inches deep, and they ...

Bahaar Taj, Amy Langer, Brenda Arellano and Joe Peña dig a hole on the beach. Photo courtesy of Danny Martinez. During an artists’ retreat in the Sierra Nevadas in 2023, the ensemble of San Francisco ...