Julian Leyland receives funding from UKRI. Sand underpins everything from skyscrapers to smartphones. Sharp sand (as opposed to rounded desert sand) is the key ingredient in concrete, while ...
The Aravalli range is one of the oldest mountain systems in the world. Its functions include groundwater recharge, prevention ...
GREENFIELD, Wis. — Since the arrival of a mine that supplies sand to hydraulic fracturing sites in distant shale fields, this tiny township has gained a new dump, recycling center, snowplow and salt ...
Scientists outline the urgency to better identify the significant damage sand extraction across the world heaps upon marine biodiversity. In the delicate balancing act between human development and ...
Sand isn’t just sand. Sand grains from the desert often have rounded edges. That’s because desert winds slam the grains into each other until they’re polished like mini marbles. But sand fragments ...
Sand mining by politically connected companies has been blamed for the collapse of riverbanks along the Mekong and Bassac rivers in Cambodia. Affected residents say they’ve lost their homes and their ...