Local News 'Black sand' on the lakeshore: experts say it's more science than it is dangerous This part of the sand separates itself when it meets a magnet, so it's appropriately called magnetite.

For now, let's focus on that last part. While there is a lot of casual advice on how to use sand in your yard, it should only be done sparingly, and only when you’re using the right kind of sand ...

Dr Tim Doherty, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, the University of Sydney. Photographed here with a sand goanna in Mallee Cliffs, NSW, Australia. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not ...

Similarly, these two sand samples below might hint to us about the wave energy at a particular beach. The sand on the left is composed of small fine grains, while that on the right is made of ...

Sand mining is a growing risk to coastal communities and marine ecosystems. The United Nations Environment Programme is mapping the problem.

The shape of sand grains also provides clues about where they come from. Angular grains of the same type of sand have not traveled as far as smooth round grains, which have been more worn down ...

Sand filters are great for treating the quality of stormwater runoff from large impervious surfaces such as parking lots. They can treat the water from a drainage area of about 10 acres, making them ...