Herbert was haunted by the specter of unstoppable dunes. In Dune, he imagined a desert that swallowed an entire planet—an ...

The oldest inhabitants of the town remember that when it rained, particles of gold emerged from the town's clay streets. Nowadays, the streets are tarred, though potholed, and the population rely for ...

In the Venezuelan mining community of El Dorado, the majority of residents carry around gold instead of cards or cash to pay for groceries. El Dorado's residents have limited access to banking ...

Satellite images help identify large areas of pollution caused by fires, dust or sand storms, volcanic eruptions, large industrial sources, or the transport of man-made pollution from other regions.

The annual Hampton Beach Master Sand Sculpting Classic grew out of a special event held in 2000.

Finnish startup Polar Night Energy has commissioned the world’s largest sand battery in Pornainen, southern Finland. The industrial-scale system delivers 1 MW of thermal power with 100 MWh ...

For the first time, ETH Zurich Materials Scientists are measuring the rolling friction of tiny, micrometre-sized particles. These measurements permit them to better understand everyday products such ...

The company has also introduced Zoom Contact Center in India, bringing its cloud-based, AI-first contact-center-as-a-service (CCaaS) platform to local enterprises and multinational corporations.

Karur: Karur police arrested five people and seized three sand-laden trucks during a raid on an illegal sand mill operating near the Trichy National H.

Earnings Results Zoom earnings roared to nearly $1 billion in 2020, and the stock is rising again Shares gain nearly 10% in after-hours trading after Zoom details the year of pandemic-influenced ...