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 ...

Thermal conductivity is much lower in sand, so it doesn't transfer heat efficiently which is why the top of the sand can ...

The male birds have a fascinating mating ritual: Inflatable red throat pouches that they clack with their bills. Aerial view of the Pink Sand Beach located in Barbuda.

On top of the table, a metal sphere attached to the magnet moves through craft sand to draw attractive patterns. An Arduino and Raspberry Pi work together to command the stepper motors to create ...

Sand tiger sharks are brownish-gray with rust-colored spots on top and white underneath. They have a flattened, cone-shaped snout and a distinctive, oblong tail with a notched, upper lobe that is ...

Angry residents are campaigning to stop officials taking sand from ‘Britain’s best beach’ — and selling it on for profit. Locals say the once tranquil sands of Hayle in Cornwall have seen ...

A bill some advocates say is historic in nature was endorsed in the House on Tuesday, expanding the geographical reach of the ...

A dredger pumps sand to reclaim land in Sri Lanka Around six billion tonnes of sand is dredged from the world's oceans every year, endangering marine life and coastal communities, the UN says.

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 ...

An often-overlooked aspect: the sand. In coastal areas, real-estate agents ask in granular detail for the grounds their clients foresee for a future getaway: Hard, flat sand for walking and running?

The beach is located in the relaxed resort town of Marmari, with the white sand leading up to the crystal clear Aegean Sea. Two beaches in Italy appear in the top ten, with Tropea Beach tied in ...