Atlas Energy Solutions claims the conveyor belt is the second-largest in the world ... (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) A sand dune is ...

Sand dunes often provide the backdrop for a scenic beach vacation, but few dwarf their neighboring stretch of coast as much as the awe-inspiring Dune du Pilat in France. It is the tallest of its ...

You may have been to Marbella, Cadiz, or nearby Gibraltar, but have you ever heard of Duna de Bolonia? This giant sand dune in southern Spain is about 98 feet high and 656 feet wide, making it ...

How can something that is constantly shifting stand up to 750 feet tall? This southwestern park features the largest sand dunes in North America, and the key to their extraordinary height seems to lie ...

With this amount of sand coverage, there’s still plenty of opportunity for the formation of vast dune seas, known as ergs.

I wonder how many readers of this column have seen their TV screens turn into a sandstorm. Back when TVs were analog, every time a storm blew down the antenna on your roof or your cat knocked down ...

Appearances can be deceiving. At first glance, you'd never think the rolling white sand dunes of southeastern New Mexico and west Texas held the largest stand of oak in the country. The region's ...

KERMIT, Texas (AP) — It’s longer than the width of Rhode Island, snakes across the oil fields of the southwest U.S. and crawls at 10 mph – too slow for a truck and too long for a train.