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Organisms Beneath the Sand

What’s lurking beneath your beach blanket? Even when a beach looks empty, the...

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Coral Sand Under a Microscope

Coral sand is aptly named: it's sand made up of tiny bits of coral and other ocean...

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Sand from Orient Point, Long Island, New York

There are different types of beaches and multiple factors that influence the...

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Surfer at Bogue Banks, North Carolina, USA

“As I set up for a sunset shot—one last, solitary surfer exited the water and I...

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The Sant Ocean Hall: Life in the Sand Exhibit

Soft sand, gentle waves, colorful beach glass, seaweed, and scattered shells. It...

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Star Sand Grains Collected from Southern Japan

These star-shaped grains of sand, collected from southern Japan, look like...