What can sand dunes on Earth and Mars teach us about the latter’s wind behavior and atmosphere? This is what a recently awarded NASA grant hopes to address as a PhD student at Texas A&M University ...

Great Sand Dunes National Park sits in the San Luis Valley of south-central Colorado, cradled between the towering Sangre de ...

Dr. Paul Rooney, acknowledged as one of the top 100 environmentalists in the UK, has dedicated his career to the study and conservation of coastal dunes. He founded the Sand Dune and Shingle Network ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - A windy day on the beach can leave you a sandy mess with sand everywhere from in your clothes to sand in your hair. Windy beach days, however, can be very important to a beach's ...

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This beautifully contrasted infrared-color image shows an area approximately 600 by 900 meters. This is a close-up of the western Medusa Fossae formation where we can see dust-covered rocky, bedrock ...

Explore the stunning beauty of sand dunes in this video. Discover the unique landscapes, including their formation and natural features. Learn about the gear used for navigating and experiencing these ...

(Phys.org) —A team made up of members from research facilities in France and China has found that theoretical models built to describe sand dune formation align very closely with how they actually ...

A satellite image captured from space reveals an extraordinary meeting of two starkly contrasting landscapes in the Sahara Desert, right at the border between Algeria and Libya. A vast sea of “star ...

GULF SHORES, Ala. (WKRG) — Officials with Gulf State Park are collecting old Christmas trees to be used to create sand dunes. Real trees can be dropped off at the park’s beach pavilion until the end ...

Formed from windblown dry sands, dunes are meant to protect inland areas, acting as a first line of defense from flooding. The small ridges or hills of sand, usually found at the top of a beach, take ...