Sand and dust storms affect about 330 million people in over 150 countries and are taking an increasing toll on health, ...

There are three Great Pyramids at Giza in Egypt - but imagine if there were 307 of the mighty edifices. And then imagine that they had dissolved into over two billion tons of sand and dust ...

Scientists classify any collection of small, hard particles—such as puffed rice, sand grains or pills—as a granular system. Even though everyone has interacted with these kinds of systems ...

A new study has further highlighted the potential of porous particles made from purified sand for altering the body's uptake of fats and sugars. Depositphotos. View 1 Image 1 / 1.

The main purpose of a sand filter is to collect stormwater, rid it of pollutants, and then discharge the water into the storm sewer system. First, water is routed from an impervious surface to the ...

Watch sand defy gravity and flow uphill thanks to “negative friction” Applying magnetic forces to single iron oxide-coated particles spurs strange collective motion.

The pure sand-derived synthetic silica particles have a high surface area that allows them to absorb a lot of sugars, fats, and digestive enzymes from the gastrointestinal tract.

Engineered particles of purified sand could be the next anti-obesity therapy as new research from the University of South Australia shows that porous silica can prevent fats and carbohydrates ...

The sand dunes that splay across the surface of Saturn’s moon Titan may be made of the ground-up remains of ancient irregular moons, rather than atmospheric particles By Leah Crane 18 March 2024 ...

Beach sand in the Emerald Coast area came down from the Appalachian Mountains over 20,000 years ago when ice caps began melting, sending water and quartz particles from the Apalachicola River into ...

Health experts warned about the hazards of inhaling yellow sand particles that continued to spread across wide areas of Japan on April 12. They advised people, especially those with respiratory ...