If you haven’t done it already, it's time to add dust storms to your long list of the worst environmental crises of the 21st century that we are not prepared for. Sand and dust storms occur when ...

Human DNA can be sequenced from small amounts of water, sand and air in the environment to potentially extract identifiable information like genetic lineage, gender, and health risks, according to our ...

If you want to understand why some sandcastles are tall and have intricate structures while others are nearly shapeless lumps of sand, it helps to have a background in geotechnical engineering. As a ...

The storms can disrupt transport, strain water and energy systems, and damage ecosystems. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The dunes of White Sands National Monument stretch for hundreds of miles in New Mexico. Greg Vaughn / VW PICS/ Universal Images Group via Getty Images The White Sands Dune Field is desolate and ...