Rare Photo Shows Weymouth Beach Cordoned Off by Barbed Wire

Rare photo shows Weymouth Beach cordoned off by barbed wire

This rare photograph from 1943 shows how Weymouth Beach was transformed during the Second World War, with barbed wire and railings set up as…

Dead, 11-ton humpback whale washes up on California beach

Officials say the whale’s carcass could shift unexpectedly in the surf

Gruesome scene as massive dead whale washes ashore on picturesque California beach

Beachgoers spotted a gnarly, rotting, dead 10-ton whale laying on Newport Beach Wednesday.

'Race against the elements': Fight to record rare Roman-era footprints found on beach

The rare imprints were discovered after a series of winter storms temporarily shifted sands at Lunan Bay near Montrose.

Country diary: Kneeling by the river, hoping the water is clean

Forth River, Ligoniel, north Belfast: A riverfly monitoring survey involves rapt focus on these tiny creatures, whose presence is an indicator of water healthI wish I’d worn kneepads. But then I hadn’t imagined that a riverfly monitoring survey would require this much genuflection. Like the followers of an undine creed, we kneel on the riverbank, bent over the Forth’s secrets. What is her message? How do we understand it?With me are Patricia Dee…

How ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ VFX Team Created Water Simulations

James Cameron’s “Avatar: Fire and Ash” picks up where “The Way of Water” left off. The Sully family is hiding as they deal with the loss of son Neteyam (Jamie Flatters). When they take Spider (Jack Champion) to live with the Wind Traders, Varang (Oona Chaplin) leads the Ash People in an ambush on the convoy. The ilu, a sea creature that is ridden by the Na’vi, is also employed in the action sequence. In all, “Avatar: Fire and Ash” needed over 3,…