Stage Sand Transport System Winds blowing over a dune can move grains of sand in three main ways. What path these grains take ...

The method, developed by researchers at the State University of Campinas in Brazil, uses images of dune surfaces to estimate ...

A new study has uncovered the mystery of how mini sand dunes form on beaches and in deserts. A new study led by the University of Southampton and research institutes in France has uncovered the ...

Scientists have solved the mysterious absence of star-shaped dunes from Earth's geological history for the first time, dating one back thousands of years. The study by Aberystwyth University, Birkbeck ...

Brazilian researchers have developed a technique that estimates the force exerted on each grain of sand in a dune from images ...

For the first time ever, scientists have figured out the age of one of Earth's oldest star dunes. These peculiar sand dunes get their name from the designs of rocks and sand that seem to spread down ...

Strange, sinuous gullies etched into the dunes of Mars are finally giving up their secrets. These gouges, new experiments ...

The size and morphology of coastal dunes is dependent on the complex interaction between controlling winds, sediment supply, and the geomorphology of the nearshore and beach environment. At the most ...

Dune formation across the solar system is influenced by varying atmospheric conditions, gravity, and surface composition, resulting in diverse dune morphologies and sizes. This variation allows for ...

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SAUGATUCK, Mich. — Build a house upon a dune and — in some cases — neither the house nor the dune will be able to stand. Roughly 273,000 acres of Michigan coastline is covered by sand dunes. Around ...