Secrets of Sandcastles: How the Right Mix of Sand, Water, and Air Creates Towering Wonders

Medicine & Technology Mar 29, 2024

Discover the science behind the enduring beauty of sandcastles, as exemplified by the Guinness-record 21.6-meter structure in 2021.

Mysteries of Star Dunes: Experts Uncover Age and Formation Secrets in Morocco's Lala Lallia Sand Sea

Mar 05, 2024

Researchers uncover the age and secrets of a star dune in Morocco, shedding light on its formation and captivating features. Read the article for more details.

Why Do Movies Make Quicksand Look Scarier? Researchers Explain Its Terror and How It Works

Nov 20, 2022

Quicksand has been portrayed in Hollywood movies as a scary liquid that will drown anyone who falls in it. But are these portrayals right? Find out the answer in this article.

Sand Crisis Risks Depletion of World's Most-Used Natural Solid, UN Says

Apr 29, 2022

UN recently published a guideline on how to control the usage of sand and prevent the impending 'sand crisis.' Learn more about the bizarre problem of sand resources and how to keep the catastrophe at bay.

Hidden Math Behind Sand Megaripples on Earth Could Help Improve Ability to Infer Past Climate Events

Jan 13, 2022

Researchers have studied samples of sand megaripples around the world and gained new insights into how they form that they can use in understanding past climate events even on other planets.

Mega Sandstorm in China Momentarily Erases A Silk Road Outpost, Country Announces to Build 'Great Green Wall'

Jul 27, 2021

The Chinese government announced its plan to develop a natural barrier against sandstorms as the northwestern part of the country was engulfed by a massive sandstorm that can only be imagined in movies.

Scientists Discover Frozen Methane Dunes on Pluto

Jul 08, 2019

Something weird is at work on the cold, dark plains of Pluto, where hundreds of regularly spaced ridges look a bit like an alien thumbprint pressed into extraterrestrial ice. Today, though, researchers report in the journal Science that the strange landscape is actually a dune field crafted from methane "sand."

When Sand Behaves Like Oil

May 08, 2019

A complex interaction occurs between the two materials

Glass: The Science Behind It

Mar 20, 2019

A look into making an everyday unnoticed luxury.

Autonomous BeachBot Leaves its Mark, and Masterpieces, In the Sand

Jan 13, 2015

Leave it to Disney to create something both cute and kitschy that everyone wants to have—but not necessarily something that anyone would ever need. Their newest venture named “BeachBot” is perhaps the cutest turtle robot you’ve ever seen, and he’s likely the most artistic too.