Environment
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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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 discovers unusual sand dunes on Mars
On Earth they might be considered alien traces, but these are signs on Mars.
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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.
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…
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The 'weirdest desert in the world': The golden sand dunes are nowhere to be seen, only a lake with fish and shrimp
In the human mind, the desert is always a barren, desolate land, everywhere is golden sand, where there is no life.
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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The mysterious dune sound that scientists have not been able to explain
Altyn-Emel National Park is Kazakhstan's largest reserve, near China's border. This place is becoming more and more famous for the melodious sounds emanating from the sa…
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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.
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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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Mysterious blue sand dunes on Mars
NASA has announced a strange and colorful sand dune structure that has been sent back to Earth by the Reconnaissance Orbiter.