Polar adventurer Alan Chambers has teamed up with climate scientists to see if microplastics and nanoplastics have reached ...

Now one of the earth's most common commodities is a precious resource to residents that cities spend millions of dollars on. As beaches shrink, neighbors and cities in California fight for sand ...

Scientists have discovered hundreds of giant sand bodies beneath the North Sea that appear to defy fundamental geological ...

North Sea's giant sand mounds that perplexed scientists up until now have been found to be younger, denser sands that sank into older, lighter "ooze." ...

The Aorounga structure is surrounded by dark ridges, known as yardangs, that cover this part of the Sahara. (Image credit: ESA/NASA) A group of five barchan, or "horned," sand dunes can be seen in ...

Beaches are disappearing as sea levels rise and coastal development interferes with the replenishment of sand. Now one of the earth's most common commodities is a precious resource to residents ...