This story appears in the November 2012 issue of National Geographic magazine. I got my first lesson in the physics of sand dunes in 1998 on an expedition into the Sahara. In order to take aerial ...

Number of acres for oil and gas leasing deferred in 2018 due to lack of consultation regarding lands owned by the Navajo Nation Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve protects over 100,000 acres ...

Argyilan saw no sign of an opening or even upturned sand, which you’d expect if someone had dug a hole. As for natural cavities, dunes aren’t supposed to have any. Unlike hard rock ...

Over time, many beaches will naturally replenish. But sand dunes will take longer. And there are areas where the damage will linger. Cyclone Alfred traveled up and down the coast for a fortnight ...

Appearances can be deceiving. At first glance, you'd never think the rolling white sand dunes of southeastern New Mexico and west Texas held the largest stand of oak in the country. The region's ...

In addition, these sand dunes act as a vital natural barrier to the power of the waves. As sand dunes establish, plants start to form and grow in size along the sand dune. Primary vegetation gives ...

That's just what goes down in Sand, an upcoming PvPvE survival shooter ... as the gait of your mech throws off aim and the rolling dunes present a constant challenge in just getting a good line ...

So much of nature is just as ominous as it is beautiful. And that’s definitely true of the sand dunes in Slowinski National Park, Poland. Set along the country’s Baltic coastline, the 186.18 ...

However, Cyzycki explains they will soon be removed to make way for a project hoping to rebuild the sand dunes. Volusia County Chair Jeff Brower said the County Council recently approved $7.7 ...

Nairn Beach — Nairn ... "Nowhere else I'd rather be on a sunny afternoon. Pure white sand, sand dunes and the views of the Moray Firth and Black Isle." 20. Barafundle Beach — Stackpole ...