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

Think all deserts are golden? Think again! Tucked away in Tamil Nadu, Theri Kaadu is South India’s hidden red sand wonder.

Zodeh, 47, a Syrian living in the Gulf emirate, had become stuck near the on-rushing tide, his wheels spinning in sea-sodden sand ... hundreds who head into the desert at weekends in Qatar's ...

The desert's name is derived from the Uyghur language and means 'the place of no return', or 'sea of death', highlighting its ...

JAIPUR: The Thar in Rajasthan stretches duney and dry. Summer temperatures climb to a blistering 49°C. But the desert is ...

Sharp sand (as opposed to rounded desert sand) is the key ingredient in concrete ... sand mining regulations and improve resilience for these riverbed communities. As sea levels rise and riverbeds are ...

I know what you're thinking, and no, we can't use sand from the desert. Wind erosion makes the grains too round for most purposes. We need angular sand that interlocks like pieces to a puzzle.

Residents say the desert is their destiny ... “It’s a city surrounded by an ocean of sand that’s advancing every minute,” El Wely, the president of the local Association for Participatory ...

The ancient Saharan city of Chinguetti, a historical hub for poets, scholars, and theologians and home to thousands of manuscripts, is facing an existential threat from the encroaching desert.

Raghdan Salem Zodeh's SUV was freed from the sand and rising tides near a resort in the desert state of Qatar. Zodeh, 47, a Syrian living in the Gulf emirate, had become stuck near the on-rushing tide ...