During this week’s beachcombing survey along the Texas coast, I encountered something rare and exciting: Hundreds of red mangrove seeds scattered across the shoreline. These long, torpedo-shaped seeds ...

Black Mangrove Seeds come from Black Mangrove shrubs/small trees, and they typically wash ashore every fall. There has been a large amount of the seeds washing ashore on Padre Island beaches recently.

Beachcombers on the Texas coast are stumbling across something unexpected: sleek, tropical seeds that look more like flying darts than anything native to the sea. The seeds—long, narrow, and ...

Red mangrove trees could become more pervasive in Texas, based on a recent discovery of its torpedo-shaped seeds on the state's shores. The appearance of the seeds, which measure around eight inches ...

Researchers report global patterns of mangrove dispersal. Mangroves--trees or shrubs that grow in salt water along tropical and subtropical shorelines--are ecologically and socioeconomically valuable.

St. Augustine, FL – Researchers have observed an increase in mangrove trees in southern Amelia Island, Florida, in recent years. This is well north of the plant’s typical cold-sensitive habitat.

This article is part of a USA TODAY Network reporting project called "Perilous Course," a collaborative examination of how people up and down the East Coast are grappling with the climate crisis.

“I need to help my women to stand,” says Martha Agbani, who helped a group of women from the Niger Delta build a flourishing mangrove nursery. By Ruth Maclean YAATAAH, Nigeria — When the women arrived ...

On the shores of Kenya's Marereni and Mida Creek, a remarkable environmental revival is unfolding. Local communities, empowered by the COBEC initiative and the nonprofit Seatrees, are bringing ...