A family vacation ended in tragedy when a 17-year-old boy was killed after the sand tunnel he was digging collapsing and buried him alive at a beach near Rome.

A teenager was "extremely lucky" not to have suffocated after being buried seven-feet deep in sand, the coastguard has said. Rescuers were called to West Wittering beach in West Sussex on Thursday ...

Sand should only be used on a residential lawn to level out a dip or protect an exposed tree root. Even under those circumstances, the kind of sand you use and how you use it are important. To ...

A cadre of start-ups are building batteries that can store renewable energy in natural materials such as sand, salt and rock.

Visit Lake County's public art initiative brings temporary sand installations to four local beaches, offering residents a chance to watch the creative process and interact with the artist.