Engineers create water-saving sand layer to improve plant resilience during drought

The Anasazi, a once-flourishing tribe in the American Southwest, lived on bounties of corn, squash and beans. In 1276 A.D., ...

Sandblasting on Mars: Camera reveals how prevailing winds shape elongated landforms in volcanic zone

Martian winds can have quite an impact. ESA's Mars Express has spotted them whipping up sand grains and acting as a cosmic ...
The Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Tornado Town sculpture makes its final rotation with artist duo planning to donate pieces of 2024 event memorial

A sculpture memorializing a tornado that tore through Northwest Arkansas a year and a half ago is being retired after being ...
University of California, Davis

Sculptor Sahar Khoury, Collection Exhibition at the Manetti Shrem Museum Offer New Views of California Art

Two exhibitions of California art that consider complex ideas of cultural origins and legacy — from a sculptor’s deliberate ...
Mint

15th edition of International Sand Art Festival begins in Odisha, artists from across world showcase creativity

Konark (Odisha) [India], December 2 (ANI): The 15th edition of the International Sand Art Festival, a renowned cultural event that annually takes place on the beautiful Chandrabhaga Beach, commenced ...
Indiatimes

Odisha CM inaugurates dance and sand art festivals

Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi inaugurated the 36th Konark Festival and 15th International Sand Art Festival on Monday. The five-day event, organized by the tourism department, celebrates ...
The New Zealand Herald

Miki Sand Art Set recalled after asbestos-like fibres found in testing

Miki Sand Art Sets are being recalled after unidentified mineral fibres that were consistent with asbestos were found during testing. Photo / Supplied Another sand product is being urgently recalled ...
WFTV

Florida beach sand art festival draws thousands after hurricane break

TREASURE ISLAND, Fla. — After a two-year break, a fan-favorite sand sculpture festival is back on the Gulf Coast. The Sanding Ovations Sand Sculpture Festival returned to Treasure Island over the ...
Daily Mail

Asbestos sand crisis worsens with a fresh recall issued for another contaminated product

Yet another popular children's sand kit has been urgently recalled amid fears it may contain asbestos. The MIKI Sand Art Set, sold at hundreds of pharmacies across the country, was recalled on Monday.
The New Zealand Herald

Coloured sand products test positive for asbestos contamination as more products recalled

More coloured sand products have been recalled after testing positive for asbestos. The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) released a statement today, recalling Rainbow Sand Art ...
Al Jazeera English

Palestinian sculptors create art on Gaza beach sand to escape Israel’s war

Everything around Gaza’s shoreline has been reduced to rubble by the Israeli military, but the coast still offers some fleeting solace from the horrors of ongoing death and destruction in the besieged ...
Daily Mail

Asbestos has been found in children's coloured sand: What parents need to know as schools and childcare centres shut

Multiple schools and early learning centres accross the country have shut after asbestos was found in coloured sand used for children's art and sensory play. On Thursday, WorkSafe ACT issued a ...