Without a juggernaut like “Avatar,” this year’s visual effects Oscar race is proving a competitive one, with VFX branch members nominating the stellar work in “Alien: Romulus,” “Better ...

But scientists have observed a free-living mushroom coral, Cycloseris cyclolites, actively “walking” toward blue light waves in a way that’s reminiscent of the pulsed swimming motion of ...

(WAFF) - It’s almost Groundhog Day and the yearly north Alabama tradition with an opossum kicked off on Friday in Boaz. Sand Mountain Sam is an opossum that predicts the weather around Feb. 2 every ...

Henry Rolle, Rock House’s president and general manager, had originally written “to obtain permission for beach access to Pink Sand Beach by way of the reservation road leading from the public ...

It’s been a busy week in the music world, with a surprise Nirvana reunion at last night’s FireAid concerts (!!!), the confirmation of a Rilo Kiley reunion tour, the first Poison The Well song ...

Coral reefs are marine structures created by calcifying coral animals and their algal symbionts. Coral reef ecosystems are generally high in biodiversity, most often found in shallow tropical seas ...

"Arrakis is Dune, and Dune is sand," said Dune: Awakening executive producer Scott Junior, describing the desert planet that serves as the setting for the upcoming multiplayer survival game.

Thousands of sand dune plant seedheads are gathered from Northland beaches in summer, and propagated so locals can return the plants to their coastline. About 250,000 nursery-raised sand dune ...

If Netflix was your go-to streamer for the award-winning movie, that might leave you wanting to dig a hole into the ground and hide under some sand. But fear not. Dune will surface again as ...

It’s odd enough to find yourself traveling by helicopter from one Caribbean island to another for lunch, even if your destination is Nobu Barbuda, an outpost of the famous restaurant plunked ...

You’ll get to sample Utah’s best on the Sand Dune and Broken Arch Trail. Contour along the base of sandstone fins, squeeze through a slot, and see three arches along the way. This family-friendly hike ...