Oceanography
The culprit follows extruded sand dunes like the seabed
Diver Vital Bazarov spotted the zigzag-like sand dunes underneath while swimming in the Red Sea off Egypt in late September, according to IFL Science.
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Oceanography
Sand dunes appear dense at Nha Trang beach
On August 19, the Institute of Oceanography held a meeting to discuss the problem of sandstones appearing on Nha Trang beach.
Oceanography
5 threats to coastal sand dunes
5 threats to the stability of coastal sand dunes: Tourism activities; excessive grazing; invaded by other plants and animals; eroded when sea level rises; golf course, s…
Space science
Sand dunes are leeches on Mars
The camera on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter of the US Aeronautics Agency (NASA) took a picture of the Martian sand dune shaped like a large leech.
Space science
NASA decodes a mystery on Mars
The US Aerospace Agency (NASA) has just released a study that helps explain the existence of long and mysterious grooves on the slopes of giant sand dunes on Mars.
Space science
The surface of Mars is still inactive
In the 1890s, when Percival Lowell first saw Mars through a telescope, he discovered some noticeable features on the planet, namely: there were many grooves intersecting…
Space science
Detailing the Moon's sand dunes Saturn
Scientists from the US and European aerospace agencies (NASA and ESA) announced on January 25 details of the giant sand dunes at Titan, the largest moon of Saturn, contr…
Space science
Sand dunes on Titan are exactly the same on Earth
The sand dunes on the surface of Titan, Saturn's moon, are shaped like sand dunes, even very much like the deserts on Earth.
Space science
Ice melts on Mars
Summer on Mars, similar to Earth, most of the planet's ice around the South Pole is melting in warm weather.
Environment
Explore the world-like sand hill in Thousand and One Nights in Japan
Located along the Japanese coast region in the city of Tottori, sand dunes have amazing beauty.
Environment
Decipher the mysterious sand dune
Across the deserts, sand is swept up not only by the wind, but also by strong electric fields that appear near the surface, pushing sand particles into the air. By takin…
Photo library
Singing sand dunes surprised the scientific world
Sand in Altyn-Emel National Park (Kazakhstan) emits strange, melodious sounds. Scientists have yet to find the exact cause of this unique phenomenon.
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National Geographic: Photo of the most beautiful space in 2012
National Geographic magazine has just introduced 20 most beautiful space images in 2012, voted by the image editorial department of the magazine.
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The most beautiful nature photo in May
The sculpture park under the ocean in India, dawn on the grasslands and sand dunes in Ireland are the most beautiful natural images in May published in National Geograph…
Videos
Video: Mysterious sandstorm pits a few dozen meters high in the desert
The workers in the desert of Saudi Arabia were shocked to discover a mysterious hole that could spray sand several dozen meters high into the air.