NOVA and PBS Digital Studios have produced a series of videos called “Gross Science.” One video explains how many beaches in the Caribbean, Hawaii, the Maldives and many other places around the world ...

You might want to think twice before booking that beach holiday this year. With summer quickly approaching, many Brits are desperate for a week or two in the sun - whether you're planning a weekend ...

You'll probably hear the parrotfish before you see them. The animals chomp through solid rock and coral with fused beaks. When you're snorkeling on one of Hawaii's reefs, the noise is unmistakable.

The Netflix documentary Chasing Coral makes passing reference to an extraordinary claim: Beaches are made of parrotfish poop. Here’s the thinking: These colorful beaked creatures of the reefs eat ...

Arguably, one of the best parts about visiting a beach is digging your toes in the sand, but have you ever wondered where all these grains came from? Turns out, the majority of sand grains found on ...

Summer unofficially ends on Labor Day, a time when many trek to the beach to lay out on—if you're lucky—luxurious white sands. But while you're enjoying the feeling of the sand on your feet, just ...

In this episode of Tiny Show and Tell Us, Sam and Deboki cover the role parrotfish poop may play in your next beach vacation and how the molecule 2,3-BPG helps people adapt to high altitudes and more.