Sand mining is the second most widespread human activity in marine environments after fishing. In fact, sand is second only ...

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It’s hard to pick up all the plastic trash on beaches by hand. BeBot, a solar-powered robot, speeds up the process. At a beach cleanup, volunteers or workers usually focus on picking up pieces of ...

The world is running out of sand. About 50 billion tons of sand and gravel are extracted annually, most of which is used for construction activities. This is a problem for two reasons. First of all, ...

The world is in crisis yet again. This time around, it’s a sand shortage. The most-extracted solid material in the world, and second-most used global resource behind water, sand is an unregulated ...

As William Blake famously wrote, "To see a World in a Grain of Sand / And a Heaven in a Wild Flower" is to "Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand / And Eternity in an hour." But as innocuous, ...

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Have you ever sat on the beach and run your hands through the sand as a way to just relax and be in the moment? Or maybe you spent a couple of minutes tracing shapes in the sand? The truth is, it can ...

Multiple schools and early learning centres accross the country have shut after asbestos was found in coloured sand used for children's art and sensory play. On Thursday, WorkSafe ACT issued a ...

The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Coastal Management has announced guidance to property owners, ...