A 17-year-old Virginia boy died Saturday when a sand dune collapsed at Cape Hatteras National Seashore in North Carolina, burying him under several feet of sand inside a hole that had been dug, ...

The boy was trapped beneath at least 11 feet of sand for more than three hours. July 13, 2013— -- A 6-year-old boy is in critical condition today at a Chicago hospital after he was trapped for ...

In some places, sand dunes protect shorelines from the onslaught of ocean waves. In other places, the dunes themselves are on the move, and threaten human structures. Host Flora Lichtman talks with ...

Scientists have solved the mysterious absence of star-shaped dunes from Earth's geological history for the first time, dating one back thousands of years. The study by Aberystwyth University, Birkbeck ...

Flower-speckled sand dunes have returned to South Carlsbad State Beach thanks to a successful restoration started a little more than two years ago. Wooden slats and fences were installed in various ...