Despite endless dunes at their doorstep, the UAE and Saudi Arabia spend millions each year importing special sand.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lençóis Maranhenses Park Have you ever tried visiting sand dunes? Sand dunes are a unique, natural phenomenon that offer a ...

A team of researchers based in Norway and Japan might soon have you walking on desert sand, no matter how far from the dunes you live. This group of engineers has developed a method to transform it ...

As deforestation removes protection from the ferocious winds, compounding damage from climate crisis-driven drought, sand dunes are burying the medieval port of Hobyo. Will pledges to green the desert ...

The globe may be running out of sand suitable for concrete. Researchers are therefore testing a possible solution for using desert sand as a material. The world's most important building material ...

Scientists at the University of Sharjah report that they have successfully transformed desert sand into construction bricks ...

ERG CHEBBI, Morocco - The silhouettes of our three-camel caravan shone against a sand dune like a background drawing of the three kings in a nativity scene. While Georgie, as I had nicknamed my blond ...

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Norwegian researchers use wood scraps and desert sand to create concrete blocks, potentially solving construction's river ...