Many others had rushed to the beach to cool off in the heat, but French retiree Sylvie Baudelet and another volunteer were ...

The coast has long been a place of healing. In 18th-century Europe, doctors prescribed beach time for ailments ranging from tuberculosis to leprosy.Patients spent their days bathing in (and often ...

By Vladyslav Bondarenko, maritime security specialist and Global Voices contributor.