These home accessories are inspired by AlUla landscapes
Studio Niko Kapa based in Dubai recently unveiled a collection of homeware, office and decorative products. These...
New sand battery can store energy for months
Sometimes it’s not sunny enough to depend on solar power, or windy enough to turn the windmill. So, Finnish researchers...
Global sand crisis caused by urbanization, reports UN
While everybody knows that water is a limited and much sought after resource, a new UN report announced that the...
Can manufacturing green sand beaches save our planet?
It sounds too good to be true — spread some rocks on a beach and the ocean will do the work to remove carbon...
Demand for sand: the largest mining industry no one talks about
The world’s largest and perhaps most destructive mining industry is rarely discussed. Approximately 85 percent...
Orange snow covers the mountains across Eastern Europe
The mountains of Russia, Bulgaria, Romania, and Ukraine have been splashed with color, as the region's snow has...
World’s tallest sandcastle rises in a German landlocked city
Great sandcastles aren’t only found at the beach. The landlocked German city of Duisburg just nabbed the official...
Storybook Transylvania hotel built with clay and sand opens soon
The hotel’s owners, Razvan and Gabriela Vasile, sold their home in Romania’s capital city of Bucharest in order...
UK Student Builds Surprisingly Sturdy Stools With Bacteria, Sand and Pee
Edinburgh College of Art student Peter Trimble has built a ready-made machine for making compostable furniture....
HOW TO: Extend the Shelf Life of Root Vegetables by Storing Them in Sand
A startling amount of food gets wasted by households every year; more than restaurants, grocery stores, and farms...
Høse Pedestrian Bridge Connects Local Residents to Hiking Trails in Norway
The town of Sand, on the west coast of Norway, is bordered by a small, rushing river to the south. On the opposite...
A Beautiful and Mysterious Rose Created by an Earthquake and a Pendulum
When there is an earthquake, we may feel as though the world has been thrown into a state of chaos. Yet even the...
Israeli Designer Talia Mukmel Makes Funky Objects from Earth, Flour, Sand and String
Inspired by the crafts and basic materials used by African tribes, Israeli designer Talia Mukmel created a series...
Gorgeous Lamps by Nir Meiri are Made from Grains of Desert Sand
Like a hardened sand castle, the sand shades are smooth to the mould they were cast in. Meiri simply uses glue...
3D Printed Sand Pods Create Cooling Microclimates
Traditional desert architecture often utilizes passive design elements such as wind towers and earthen walls to...
