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 ...

The world’s tallest freshwater sand dunes are found in Michigan, attracting tourists from around the globe to play in the sand and splash in Great Lakes waters. State officials are currently working ...

This detailed hand-held digital camera’s image recorded from the International Space Station highlights sand dunes in the Fachi-Bilma erg, or sand sea, which is part of the central eastern Tenere ...

Across sweeping desert vistas, spectacular star dunes stand out. The distinctive mounds are among the tallest sand dunes on Earth, and their pyramid shapes are sculpted by a crossfire of winds gusting ...

This observation shows a small sand dune field on the floor of Newton Crater, an approximately 300-kilometer wide crater in the Southern Hemisphere of Mars. The image shows both dome and barchan dunes ...

When Calvin College junior Melinda Campbell recently presented the results of her summer research on West Michigan sand dunes, it was something of a warm-up exercise. Campbell will be giving the same ...

(Reuters) - They are among the wonders of our deserts: star dunes, the vaguely pyramid-shaped sand formations up to about 1,000 feet (300 meters) tall with arms stretching out from a central peak to ...