Shaped by the Central California coastal winds is the vast sandbox known as the Oceano Dunes. Trudging up the 200-foot sand piles can be daunting, but if you have a sandboard, you can cover a lot more ...

The Algodones Sand Dunes of Southern California stretch for 40 miles, creating a landscape more typical of the Sahara Desert.

Scientists have discovered a new species of spider hiding in plain sight in coastal California’s sand dunes. The arachnologists from UC Davis published their find this month in the journal Ecology and ...

California's coastal protection agency planned to close the Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area to off-roaders. A state court said it broke the law. Now, it's appealing that ruling, arguing ...

Death Valley's temporary lake, fed by one powerful summer storm, is down to inches as it dwindles in the park's Badwater Basin. But as it evaporates, other parts of the national park are reopening. In ...

Our two-person team loaded the car with a GPS, a drone, notebooks, sample bags, a trowel and a flat spatula lovingly called a scoopula. Then we drove 30 minutes in our rented truck from Yuma, Arizona, ...

Singing sand dunes create a deep booming sound during avalanches due to synchronized sand grain vibrations under hot, dry ...

Workers replenish the beach with new sand south of the pier during the first part of a sand replenishment project in San Clemente, California, May 2, 2024. New sand sits south of the pier and the old, ...

Death Valley’s temporary lake, fed by one powerful summer storm, is down to inches as it dwindles in the park’s Badwater Basin. But as it evaporates, other parts of the national park are reopening. In ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Lauren Berger, Texas A&M University (THE CONVERSATION) Our two-person team loaded the ...