Take a flight of stairs down a cliff in one California town, and you'll discover a gorgeous hidden beach perfect for lounging ...

But despite its apparent lethargy,Pisaster ochraceus serves as a top predator of the intertidal zone—tiger of the tide pool—though it lacks anything like a brain. Sarah Ann Thompson ...

They weren’t there to catch fish or squid: They came to see the wonders that come out when the tide goes out. Some activities can only be done in certain seasons, but tidepooling is enjoyable ...

Edward Ricketts built his laboratory just onshore from the swirling tidepools of Monterey Bay, California, an ideal backdrop against which he developed a new system for studying the ecology of any ...

Choose your beach - the best beaches for pools have sheltered rocky shores. (The Wildlife Trust has a selection of good locations around the UK.) Check tide times. The rock pools exposed at low tides ...