Families and friends formed fleeting works of art at Drakes Beach during the 44th annual Point Reyes Sand Sculpture Contest.

We mine more sand every year than any other solid material, and scientists warn that we’re taking more than the planet can replenish.

The beach had recently undergone a sand replenishment project.

Sand grains move along the shore and up and down beaches because of currents made by waves. Waves break when they reach shallow water, creating turbulence. This area is called the surf zone. When ...

You’re probably thinking the same thing I was when I first heard of a global sand shortage: “I’ve seen massive deserts. How are we possibly running out of sand?” It’s not a stretch to say that sand is ...

TULSA, Okla. – Life was no beach in the opening round of the PGA Championship with inconsistent bunker sand getting plenty of airtime from those chasing the Wanamaker trophy at Southern Hills. The ...

A team of researchers based in Norway and Japan might soon have you walking on desert sand, no matter how far from the dunes you live. This group of engineers has developed a method to transform it ...

The pristine white sand dunes of the Lençóis Maranhenses National Park are bordered by thick jungle on one side and the Atlantic Ocean on the other. Thousands of lagoons fill up after the rainy season ...

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 ...

Smart Sand, Inc. (NASDAQ: SND) (the "Company" or "Smart Sand"), a leading supplier of premium Northern White frac sand and industrial sand and a proppant logistics solutions provider, today announced ...