The Kelso Dunes are one of the rare sites where sand dunes can be made to sing. Science is still puzzling over the physics involved. Photo by Andrew Alden One of the coolest things I've done in my ...

Artist Lotte Geeven is hoping to make the sandy symphonies of the desert more accessible. Rendering of Lotte Geeven’s Sand Machine Her Sand Machines, designed in partnership with two scientists, are ...

What does Elvis Presley have in common with a sand dune? No, it's not that people sometimes spot both in the vicinity of Las Vegas. Instead, some sand dunes, like The King, can sing. And new research ...

(PhysOrg.com) -- In more than 30 locations around the world, the phenomenon of singing sand dunes has intrigued explorers, tourists, and scientists. When an avalanche occurs or even when the sand is ...

Certain sand dunes make their own desert music, singing, booming, or even “burping” — a naturally occurring musical instrument. Scientists have discovered that these distinct sounds are each created ...

Out in the desert, the sand sometimes hums or ‘sings’ as people walk along the top of dunes. Find out what causes this beautiful yet creepy sound, and listen to audio of the sand song. Many people ...

When Marco Polo crossed the Gobi desert in the 13th century, he heard strange sounds, which he attributed to spirits of demons that would “fill the air with sounds of all kinds of musical instruments, ...

Erdos Singing Sand is greeting this year's peak season as tourists flowing over from home and abroad. Located in the Kabuqi Desert at the southern tip of the Dalate Plain in Erdos, Inner Mongolia, the ...

Doha Environmental Actions Project (DEAP) has announced a cleanup activity at the Singing Sand Dunes on Friday, January 13. "Hello everyone! This Friday we are going to the beautiful Singing Sand ...