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It is almost unbelievable that Mars, having barely any atmosphere, is able to create sand storms so powerful that they are visible from the surface of our planet. During these storms sand is being lifted high into the Red Planet's atmosphere and dropped only to stir up other dust particles present of the surface... |
29 April 2008
10:55 GMT |
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You can't wait for that dream holiday when you just lay on the beach and catch sun. But watch out: too much wet sand or swimming in the sea can harm your stomach. A team at the University of Florida has discovered that by spending more time on the wet sand or in the water you increase the chances of getting germ... |
4 February 2008
05:32 GMT |
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You know that sand comes in colors of yellow, white, or gray. Sometimes, if it's volcanic, also black. But what about a pink sand beach?As incredible as it may seem, they do exist. Harbour Island (Bahamas) is most renowned for its pale pink sand beaches, some over 3 miles (5 km) long and 50 to 100 feet (15 to 30... |
14 September 2007
14:06 GMT |
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Born on the Californian beaches of Santa Monica and becoming an Olympic Game in 1996, the beach volley is a mixture between a good dose of strength, stamina and intuition. This is by excellence the summer sport, linked to the sand and sun. Moreover, many beaches have a net for playing this sport. It is played in pair... |
3 September 2007
16:06 GMT |
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Granular materials are widely found both in nature and in industrial applications and although we use them every day, theoretical physicists and manufacturers are still puzzled by their weird behavior. Although they are solid, they refuse to comply to the laws of physics that govern the movement of solids and they d... |
24 July 2007
06:34 GMT |
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Although they did not find out how Moses could separate the water of the Red Sea, they were able to do the same with a mass of sand grains, in an experiment which proves that no outside force is necessary to make identical molecules part.Scientists at the Rutgers University, New Jersey, proved that two identical pop... |
13 July 2007
06:33 GMT |
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Landing at high enough speeds on sandy planets could sink the landing module deep in the sand layer, just like a rock diving into a pool. This is the conclusion of a new study that considered the problem of sand on other planets and how that could affect future manned missions to the Moon and Mars.Both Mars and the M... |
4 July 2007
10:59 GMT |
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Mars Express sent back some interesting pictures of the Aeolis Mensae region on Mars, lying on a tectonic transition zone. The High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on board the space probe took snapshots of the wind-eroded features, like incised valleys and unexplained linear features.This region on the surface of M... |
28 June 2007
10:24 GMT |
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The Atacama Desert is located in northern Chile and reaches a small part of southern Peru (South America), climbing up to 3,200 m (10,670 ft) altitude on an area of 181,300 square km (72,500 square mi). It spreads like a rather narrow stretch between the Pacific Ocean and the Andes mountains over a distance of 960 km... |
23 May 2007
11:33 GMT |
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A long-standing mystery about Mars' sand dunes may have just been sold by scientists. The strange thing about the dunes is that they look as if they were created by winds, but there are no winds on the surface of Mars.Discovered in 1971 in pictures taken from space, above the surface, they look very similar to ... |
16 May 2007
05:01 GMT |
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