The International Dunhuang Project (IDP) is an international collaborative effort to conserve, catalogue and digitise ...

where sand dunes bury highways and sap 15 per cent of GDP annually, Chinese scientists introduced a "tiny but mighty" innovation: checkerboard straw grids, a technique perfected in the Taklamakan ...

Fixed Deserts: The Gurbantünggüt Desert, in Northern Xinjiang’s Junggar Basin, features stabilized sand dunes due to sparse vegetation ... These areas, surrounded by mountains and the Taklamakan ...

Star dunes - sometimes called pyramid dunes - stand out among sand dunes for their towering height and eye-catching form.

We might want to add "Sand Dune" in front of Sweeney's name, as that's the vibe her latest vacay photos give. The talented 27-year-old actress sure knows how to vacation in style. One of her ...

Students are swapping their textbooks for shovels in a mission to restore sand dunes at Coney Island Creek. It's considered one of the most polluted waterways in New York City. For decades ...

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

But one beach remains relatively unknown despite having incredible sand dunes and overlooking what is probably the finest coastal castle in Britain. The beach in question is Ross Back Sands ...

Julian Leyland receives funding from UKRI. Sand underpins everything from skyscrapers to smartphones. Sharp sand (as opposed to rounded desert sand) is the key ingredient in concrete, while high ...

Climb up the dunes and join the fun of gliding down them on sand boards. On the water, you can go kayaking and paddle-boarding, but hang gliding is a possibility if you need even more adrenaline ...