LIEUT.–COLONEL BAGNOLD is well kno for his scientific publications on desert sands and dunes, and for a book describing his travels in the Egyptian and Libyan Deserts. The present book combines ...

Many of us have marveled at art installations that feature marbles quietly and ceaselessly tracing out beautiful patterns in sand. [DIY Machines] is here to show us that it’s entirely possible ...

Norwegian scientist Kristian Morten Olesen has patented a process to mix nano-particles of clay with water and bind them to sand particles to condition desert soil - he has been working on Liquid ...

Coarse-grained models are computational models that mimic the behaviour of a complex system by breaking it down into simpler sub-components. The extent to which the system is broken down reflects ...

Sand is often extracted from rivers for use in construction Does the world have a shortage of sand? At first, that might sound like a peculiar question. After all, sand covers vast expanses of ...

When they ingest this hard material, it must go somewhere. But where? While relaxing on an endless white, sandy beach might be your idea of a perfect getaway, you should know that some proportion of ...

No rose-colored glasses are needed at these stunning stretches of sand. You may have heard of white and black sand beaches, but what about shores with pink sands? Though rare, several countries ...

Sand tiger sharks, also known as gray nurse sharks, have a deceivingly ferocious look. They are large-bodied and display a mouthful of sharp teeth that protrude in all directions, even when the ...

Behind many of these beaches are sand dune systems which provide homes for diverse forms of wildlife including plants and insects, some so highly specialised that without these dune habitats ...

Guidelines on how to remove sand left behind by Hurricane Helene’s storm surge depend on where the sand is collected and whether it’s on private property or a public right of way. It’s a ...

(WALA) - Several counties in the northwest Florida are making sand and/or sandbags available to residents as a tropical system continues to develop and possible head toward the northeast Gulf of ...

VIJAYAWADA: Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday launched the Andhra Pradesh Sand Management System, which caters to the needs of consumers and provides end-to-end digital solutions from ...