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The Best Beach Gear for Under $100, Because You're the Lord of the Sand
Get ready to discuss tyrannical open container beach laws with affordable picks from YETI, Anker, Birkenstock, and more.
This Artist Recreates Iconic Images Out of Trash, Toys, and Chocolate Syrup
Brazilian photographer Vik Muniz wants people to see the world differently.
Photographing the Disastrous Effects of Sand Mining on the Mekong River
Photographer Jian Gao traveled down one of the longest rivers in the world to see how demand for sand is driving the region toward a crisis it might not be able to come back from.
Hong Kong’s Government Is Spending Billions Taking Land from the Sea
The scale of land reclamation in the semi-autonomous territory is revving up to unprecedented heights.
Massive Sand Sculptures of Sea Creatures Are Peak Summer
It's not sun stroke, that really is a 20-foot-tall blue whale sculpture.
The Oddly Satisfying, Strangely Soothing World of Sand Slicing Videos
I spoke to the person behind a new Instagram account that has me obsessed.
The 5 Most Miserable Hardcore Music Videos of All Time
Nobody can seriously watch these videos and say, “This is so hardcore!” Can you?
Video Game Diarrhea Is Going to Look So Realistic in the Future
The researchers say this technique is for modeling mud, but we know what this is really about.
Saturn’s Moon Titan Has Electrically-Charged, 'Sticky' Sand
"If you grabbed piles of grains and built a sand castle on Titan, it would perhaps stay together for weeks due to their electrostatic properties."
Saturn’s Moon Titan Has Electrically-Charged, 'Sticky' Sand
"If you grabbed piles of grains and built a sand castle on Titan, it would perhaps stay together for weeks due to their electrostatic properties."
Artist Creates Absolutely Epic Geometric Drawings on Beaches Around the World
Jim Denevan wanders from beach to beach carving ephemeral illustrations that can only be appreciated from above.