Chinese city of Dunhuang vanishes as it is swallowed by gigantic wall of sand hundreds of feet high

Chinese city vanishes as it is swallowed by gigantic wall of sand hundreds of feet high The ancient city of Dunhuang was engulfed by an enormous wall of sand Sunday Footage shows high rise buildings disappearing beneath the cloud of dust  Police were forced to shut down major roads and ask motorists to wait out … Read more

Beijing’s skies turn orange and brown as sand and dust combine to form ‘severe’ pollution

Beijing’s skies turn orange and brown as sand and dust combine to form ‘severe’ pollution that has left people struggling to breathe The skies above Beijing turned orange as air pollution soared to severe levels & air quality index rose to 324 It worsened in the evening, exceeding 1,300 in some parts of the city, according … Read more

NASA’s Mars Orbiter takes stunning photo of frosty sand dunes in the northern planes

NASA’s Mars Orbiter snaps a stunning photo of frosty sand dunes in the northern planes of the Red Planet The photo was taken from 196 miles above the Martian surface by the Orbiter It was taken using the HiRISE camera that also captured images of Perseverance The images appear to show a frosty series of … Read more

Robotics: World’s smallest origami BIRD created that is 20 times smaller than a grain of sand

Scientists create the world’s smallest origami BIRD that is 20 times smaller than a grain of sand The tiny self-folding robot birds were made by experts from the United States Each is 60 microns wide and made from a sheet of material only 30 atoms thick The sheet is a ‘shape memory actuator’ which folds … Read more

Furloughed joiner, 51, spends two MONTHS clearing piles of sand – only for council to put it back

Furloughed joiner, 51, spends two MONTHS clearing mounds of windblown sand from cycle path after woman fell and broke her collar bone – only for council to dump more in its place while clearing the pavement Chris Truett, 51, sprang into action in Southport, Merseyside, after seeing sand He began tidying up 25 tonnes after … Read more

The world is running out of sand – and it could mean a shortage of glass vials for Covid vaccines 

 The world is facing a growing sand shortage, though, with less than 1,000 sand and gravel mines across the US, experts warn.  After water, sand is the world’s most consumed raw material — used to make glass, concrete, asphalt and even silicon microchips. The construction industry alone uses up to 50 billion tons of sand … Read more

Last photo of a boy, 2, playing in the sand as his dad snorkels behind seconds before a shark attack

Seemingly innocent photo of a boy, two, playing at the beach in Australia as his dad snorkels in the water was taken seconds before father died and was then eaten by a shark Ordinary holiday photo inadvertently captures last seconds of beloved dad’s life Image snaps Duncan Craw, 32, snorkeling as his son Levi, 2, plays … Read more

Stacey Solomon creates a BEACH in her bathroom after accidentally ordering a huge bag of sand

She’s known for her creative ideas and often shares her fun family activities with her four million Instagram followers.  And Stacey Solomon took things to the next level on Wednesday as she delighted her three sons – Zachary, 12, Leighton, eight, and Rex, 19 months – by turning their bathroom into a beach. The Loose … Read more

Beyonce gets buried in the sand by her twins Sir and Rumi as she looks back at her 38th year

Beyoncé Knowles was buried up to her neck in sand in a playful photo as she looked back on the bright moments of 2020. The 39-year-old superstar singer shared multiple snaps from her 38th year on Sunday, leading up to her 39th birthday celebration. In addition to rare photos featuring her twins Sir and Rumi, … Read more

Wreck of 200-year-old ship is discovered on a Florida beach after erosion washed away 10ft of sand

Shifting sands on Florida’s Crescent Beach revealed the wreckage of a sailing vessel that crashed some 200 years ago. Beachgoers spotted timber and metal spikes poking from the sand and after a closer look, they realized it was more than just discarded trash. Archaeologists say the wreckage is from a 19th century cargo ship that … Read more