The model of success for the rest of the shoreline is the dunes at Lower Pā‘ia Park overlooking Pā‘ia Bay. When Benjamin ...

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 ...

Barchan dune field maps on Mars produced by machine learning, with inferred dune migration and wind directions. Credit: Geophysical Research Letters (2023). DOI: 10.1029/2022GL102610 Mars is one of ...

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 ...

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 ...

High-resolution images from NASA’s HiRISE camera have revealed striking similarities between sand dunes on Mars and those on Earth. The images show movement, layering, and erosion patterns once ...

Depressions such as impact craters can act as traps for sediments that have been blown in from elsewhere, accumulating in various patterns whipped up by strong winds. The dune field in this unnamed 48 ...

Flower-speckled sand dunes have returned to South Carlsbad State Beach thanks to a successful restoration started a little more than two years ago. Wooden slats and fences were installed in various ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Joecho-16/Getty Images Medano Creek in Great Sand Dunes National Park in southern Colorado. Located in southern Colorado’s San ...

Oceanside has launched a coastal dunes restoration project, installing beach fencing to help trap sand, protect habitat and ...

A wild mix of emerald Gulf water, rare dune lakes, and silent pine forest defines Grayton Beach State Park.