Scientists confirm that the dune migration in the Bodélé depression of northern Chad beats out the rest. picked by suebe 11 months ago

The sand dunes of Mars are in no rush to move across the Red Planet's surface, new research shows. It can take up to 1,000 years for dunes to move just a few meters on Mars, largely due to the planet's apparent lack of moving surface water, weak winds and thin atmosphere. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Google Maps' latest feature, creatively codenamed Google LRV during production and early testing, takes its year-old Street View right into the home, allowing users a virtual tour inside people's houses.

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I can see your house from here...

Google's street view service sits in the hinterland between awesome and really, really creepy and is now coming to the UK next year. picked by pocksucket 11 months ago

A man captured taking a huge snake for a walk in a city in amazing images on Google Street View has come forward.

Thumbnail source. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

Sculptures can be made nearly out of everything. What people can do out of sand and also how big and detailed they can be, just awesome. picked by bornbad 6 months ago

Two days after a small boy was found dead, buried in the sand at an Albuquerque playground, investigators focused Sunday on finding the child's relatives.
A preliminary autopsy on Saturday provided no immediate clues about how the 3- to 5-year-old child died. picked by bingo 6 months ago

No, really. More deaths are caused by sand than by sharks. picked by gnikgnok 2 years ago

A spacecraft sent on a mission to inspect comets has filmed the Earth and its moon from 31 million miles away, making an alien's-eye view of our world. VIDEO picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

In the formation of droplets in a stream of falling sand, scientists have witnessed a dynamic that points beyond the boundaries of traditional physics, and may represent one aspect of a fifth state of matter. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

An article looks at different grains of sand from places around the world. If examined closely it can show the history of it's environment through what it's made of, or just look really, really pretty. picked by streetlight22be 2 years ago

A Google Street View camera-car passed a house with a van on fire in the driveway. A young neighbour, not the Google crew, was the one to warn an on-site workman of the impending danger. The facts of this story are months old; the article's published now to coincide with the launch of Street View in Toronto. Classy. picked by jago 2 months ago

The best buildings sculpted from sand require the skills of an architect—sudden structural collapse is a significant risk—and the details depicted by some well-packed granules rival the most ornate towers and palaces you'd find on terra firma. picked by lkrofct 1 year ago

Yes, there is one (perhaps more), obtaining views not accessible to the automobile.

The Google Street View trike and all the equipment it carries weighs around 18 stone (252 pounds), but actually it's not as hard as you think to get moving. A flat surface helps, but it's really just a case of pushing off firmly, keeping straight for a few metres, and then you're away. picked by Bingo 4 months ago

"Today we made the decision to close this stretch of ill-gotten, illegally accumulated sand," said Patricio Patron, Mexico's attorney general for environmental protection. "This hotel was telling its tourists: 'Come here, I have sand ... the other hotels don't, because I stole it.'" picked by shep182 4 months ago

Astronomers now have their best-ever view of the most extreme energy in the cosmos with a new map combining three month's worth of data, a team of scientists said today. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

A man who fell asleep in a drunken stupor on the grass outside his home was horrified to find his embarrassment posted on the internet. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A German retiree cut down 122 trees in a publicly owned forest to give his holiday cottage a clear view of the Baltic Sea...wow picked by acemak 2 years ago

We are excited about collecting sand from all over the world and sharing its intristic beauty with others! picked by Bornbad 3 years ago

Two buddhist monks display extraordinary artistic skills utilizing patience and colored grains of sand. Not a recommended activity during allergy season though. picked by Wasabi 3 years ago