On a sunny July day in 2013, 6-year-old Nathan disappeared during a hike on Mt. Baldy, a dune inside Indiana Dunes National Park. He had dropped through the dune and was trapped. As his friends and ...

While giant “star dunes” have been observed all over the world, their age and origin have remained something of a mystery — but now, new findings could shed light on these magnificent desert ...

For the first time ever, scientists have figured out the age of one of Earth's oldest star dunes. These peculiar sand dunes get their name from the designs of rocks and sand that seem to spread down ...

KERMIT, Texas (AP) — It’s longer than the width of Rhode Island, snakes across the oil fields of the southwest U.S. and crawls at 10 mph – too slow for a truck and too long for a train. It’s a new ...

FLAGSTAFF — As the Southwest warms, sand dunes on the Navajo Nation are poised to move, causing problems for residents. For every 1.8 degrees temperatures climb — and some researchers predict ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. KERMIT, Texas (AP) — It’s longer than the ...

KERMIT, Texas – It's longer than the width of Rhode Island, snakes across the oil fields of the southwest U.S. and crawls at 10 mph – too slow for a truck and too long for a train. Atlas Energy ...

A 42-mile conveyor belt by Atlas Energy carries sand needed for hydraulic fracturing Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025, in Kermit, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) KERMIT, Texas (AP) — It’s longer than the width ...

When moving sand by truck became a nuisance, an unprecedented and risky investment opportunity arose: constructing a $400 million machine to streamline the production of hydraulic fracturing. The ...