Beachcombers along the Texas coast were treated to an unexpected treasure this past week. Sand dollars — lots of them — were scattered across the shoreline like nature’s own currency. These fragile, ...

Pristine white sand dollars have long been the souvenir to commemorate a successful day at the beach. But most people who pick them up don’t realize that they’ve collected the skeleton of an animal, ...

Sand dollar skeletons and fossils turn Ocean Beach into a living lab—perfect for a family day trip. Sand dollar skeletons, or “tests,” wash up in great numbers on San Francisco’s Ocean Beach.

Thousands of tiny dead sand dollars are washing up on Bonita and Barefoot beaches. That is perplexing beachgoers and marine life experts alike. Specialists from all over Southwest Florida shared ...