Some of the wind-sculpted sand ripples on Mars are a type not seen on Earth, and their relationship to the thin Martian atmosphere today provides new clues about the atmosphere’s history. The ...

Winds blowing over a dune can move grains of sand in three main ways. What path these grains take depends on their size, although the exact size in each category can change from site to site. Think of ...

Dr. Paul Rooney, acknowledged as one of the top 100 environmentalists in the UK, has dedicated his career to the study and conservation of coastal dunes. He founded the Sand Dune and Shingle Network ...

What can sand dunes on Earth and Mars teach us about the latter’s wind behavior and atmosphere? This is what a recently awarded NASA grant hopes to address as a PhD student at Texas A&M University ...

Wildlife volunteers have come up with a novel way of battling coastal erosion - using old Christmas trees. Thousands of the discarded festive trees are being buried along the Fylde Coast, Lancs, with ...

Medano Creek in Great Sand Dunes National Park in southern Colorado. Located in southern Colorado’s San Luis Valley, Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve is home to North America’s tallest sand ...