A satellite image captured from space reveals an extraordinary meeting of two starkly contrasting landscapes in the Sahara ...
A 2017 satellite photo shows the stark contrast along the boundary between a giant field of golden "star dunes" and a barren ...
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Hiking Coos Bay sand dunes without an ATV

Coos Bay, Oregon, offers a unique hiking experience with its expansive sand dunes, providing an adventurous escape without the need for an... The post Hiking Coos Bay sand dunes without an ATV ...
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 ...
A neighborhood continues to vanish on North Carolina’s Outer Banks, with a seventh home falling into the Atlantic Ocean in just three days, investigators say. The latest collapse involved an ...
Depressions such as impact craters can act as traps for sediments that have been blown in from elsewhere, accumulating in various patterns whipped up by strong winds. The dune field in this unnamed 48 ...
NASA's Perseverance rover has captured a striking new image of massive, wind-carved sand formations known as "megaripples" during its latest exploration stop on the Red Planet.
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 ...
To see Frank Dudley’s “Across Wind Blown Sands (Indiana Dunes)” is to be transported to the bright shores of Lake Michigan. The lake’s blue and green expanse is glimpsed in the hollow space between ...
Outer Banks Voice The ever-shifting landscape of Jockey’s Ridge State Park took center stage on Sept. 13 during Dune Days at Jockey’s Ridge, a celebration hosted by Friends of ...
Off-roaders are headed to rally in Sacramento Friday to protest recent closures at Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area — and propose building a 30- to 50-foot wind fence along the park ...