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Japan struggles to keep its 'deserts' from turning green
Due to over-reforestation, the 16-km long sand dunes along the Tottori coast have gradually shrunk to only 12% of their size 100 years ago.
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Amazing natural scenery around the world in 2024
National Geographic magazine (Nat Geo) has just revealed the most impressive moments of nature in 2024 captured through the camera lens.
Environment
China turns desert twice the size of Shanghai, haunting with 60m high sand dunes into green oasis
In just over 30 years, the Chinese have greened more than 3,200 square kilometers of this desert.
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NASA released impressive images on Mars
Images of green sand dunes on Mars were released by the US Space Agency (NASA) to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Odyssey orbiter's operation.
Archeology
Surprises at an 8,200-year-old campsite in America
A US soldier has unearthed the remains of a prehistoric camp on an air force base in New Mexico, which the first Americans may have occupied 8,200 years ago.
Oceanography
Alarm about seawater encroachment on sand dunes in Australia
According to research, the central area of the Younghusband Peninsula (Australia) is in a period of severe coastal erosion, shrinking 100m since 1980 at an average rat…
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Why can some deserts make strange sounds?
In some deserts around the world, sand dunes emit a loud, deep rumbling sound that can last up to 15 minutes and can be heard up to 6 miles (10km) away, this sometimes h…
Oceanography
What is sand dollars? Would you be rich if you owned a lot of dollars of sand?
At first, the name sounds like an ancient trading method, but it is actually the name of a marine species with many interesting facts.
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Sand dunes can 'communicate' with each other
Sand dunes in front create turbulence affecting the sand behind, causing two sand dunes to move with the same frequency and shape.
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Overwhelmed with the latest images of Mars
The latest images of Mars show that it looks more like cookies and ice cream than what we imagine of the Red Planet.
Oceanography
70km of sand dunes date from the mysterious preserved Ice Age at the bottom of the sea
According to the latest study, the dunes identified in the last Ice Age are still hidden in the ocean off the east coast of Australia.
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Decipher the mystery of the Morse code message on Mars
The message has been solved. But scientists are trying to explain how these Morse-coded dunes are formed.
1001 mystery
Explain the phenomenon of sand singing
For centuries, the phenomenon of some desert regions in the world emits a strange sound that sounds like music that has fascinated tourists and adventurers.
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What do the ghost dunes on Mars reveal about life?
These deep holes mark the position of large sand dunes that are raised hundreds of feet above the surface billions of years ago.
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Close up of a crater more than 100km wide on Mars
The crater is named after German physicist and planetary scientist Gerhard Neukum, located in an area called Noachis Terra.