Sand is possibly something you take for granted; it gets in your hair and your clothes and all over your food at the beach. But sand is also fascinating. Sandy beaches are dynamic: sand accumulates ...

Summer wouldn't be complete without a trip to the sandy shores of an ocean, bay, lake or river. As the gritty stuff gets in between your toes, you may wonder why beaches are distinctive sandy ...

The final event of last year’s beach-volleyball world tour was held in Toronto, in September, in a parking lot at the edge of Lake Ontario. There’s a broad public beach nearby, but few actual beaches ...

Dig your toes into these pristine shorelines from Italy to Australia. Elizabeth Rhodes is a senior editor at Travel + Leisure, covering everything from luxury hotels to theme parks to must-pack travel ...

Have you ever sat on the beach and run your hands through the sand as a way to just relax and be in the moment? Or maybe you spent a couple of minutes tracing shapes in the sand? The truth is, it can ...

These beaches boast stark white sand that beautifully contrasts with azure waters and painted skies. Beach lovers often remark on the beauty of soft white sand and how this dynamic coastal feature ...

A new way of storing renewable energy is providing clean heat through the long Nordic nights. At the end of a winding, tree-lined country road in western Finland, four young engineers believe they ...

Erin Argyilan was wrapping up a scientific study of wind speeds on Mount Baldy last year when she saw a circle of beachgoers on their knees halfway up the hulking sand dune. They appeared to be ...

Game adaptations are a tricky business. In trying to capture the spirit of a comic, show, or movie while also abiding by the conventions often demanded of a video game, something is likely to get lost ...

They're purple, hairy, and too tough for most predators to mess with. Angela Nelson is a Pulitzer Prize-winning digital editor and storyteller who covered a variety of general interest stories on MNN ...

Aurora Torres, Jianguo "Jack" Liu, Jodi Brandt and Kristen Lear, The Conversation We hear a lot about the over-extraction of oil, but less about the consequences of the sand trade. Blend Images / ...