Several railroads brought us silica sand, potash, limestone, and cullet. Outbound, we loaded over-the-road trailers and intermodal containers. You’d think a glass plant would be a good addition to a ...

Many of us have marveled at art installations that feature marbles quietly and ceaselessly tracing out beautiful patterns in sand. [DIY Machines] is here to show us that it’s entirely possible ...

A hidden railway among the sand dunes of a Welsh forest used for key military training during World War Two has been ...

When they ingest this hard material, it must go somewhere. But where? While relaxing on an endless white, sandy beach might be your idea of a perfect getaway, you should know that some proportion of ...

Roger Sands has been writing for Forbes for seven years, covering luxury travel, culinary trends and hospitality design. With a journalism career that now spans four decades, he has interviewed ...

Sand tiger sharks, also known as gray nurse sharks, have a deceivingly ferocious look. They are large-bodied and display a mouthful of sharp teeth that protrude in all directions, even when the ...

Flooding in North Carolina has imperiled the operations of mines that produce the world’s purest quartz sand — an irreplaceable ingredient for manufacturing components at the heart of ...

Guidelines on how to remove sand left behind by Hurricane Helene’s storm surge depend on where the sand is collected and whether it’s on private property or a public right of way. It’s a ...