A new study has uncovered the mystery of how mini sand dunes form on beaches and in deserts. A new study led by the University of Southampton and research institutes in France has uncovered the ...

A 2017 satellite photo shows the stark contrast along the boundary between a giant field of golden "star dunes" and a barren ...

For the first time ever, scientists have figured out the age of one of Earth's oldest star dunes. These peculiar sand dunes get their name from the designs of rocks and sand that seem to spread down ...

Scientists have solved the mysterious absence of star-shaped dunes from Earth's geological history for the first time, dating one back thousands of years. The study by Aberystwyth University, Birkbeck ...

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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 ...

We travel to Great Sand Dunes National Park to climb the largest sand dunes in America. How can sand, blown by the wind, form such intricate and beautiful patterns as ripples and dunes? The answer is ...

Located east of Los Angeles, the Mojave is the largest protected desert in the world. Mojave National Preserve is the rain ...