A geotechnical engineer explains how water, air and sand create solid structures. By Joseph Scalia / The Conversation | Published Aug 22, 2022 9:00 PM EDT This article was originally featured on The ...

Janel Hawkins spends hours building intricate structures — and destroys them not long after. Such is the life of a professional sand castle builder. As the owner of Sand Castle University, she spends ...

Next time you're at the beach, take a look around: You may spy a mermaid with long, tangled hair or a dragon with pointy ears and flared nostrils. If you get lucky, you'll come across an actual castle ...

Joseph Scalia does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

NEW MILFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Building a sand castle is a fun, easygoing activity on the beach — for most people. But, two sculptors stepped up the game and broke records by creating the largest sand ...

Janel Hawkins runs the sand sculpting company, Sand Castle University, where she designs intricate beachside creations KateLENSPhotography/ Sand Castle University LLC; sand_castle_university/TikTok ...

This article was originally featured on The Conversation. If you want to understand why some sandcastles are tall and have intricate structures while others are nearly shapeless lumps of sand, it ...