(Inside Science) -- Beach-goers know that sand castles crumble almost as quickly as they are built, but scientists have long faced the mystery of why similarly-constructed earthen buildings can stand ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Janel Hawkins spends hours building intricate structures — and destroys them not long after. Such is the life of a professional ...

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Unfortunately, sand sculpture enthusiasts will have to wait until 2025 for the next competition. This year’s event, originally scheduled for Aug. 3, was canceled due to “logistical challenges and a ...

PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - They say building a house on the sand isn’t ideal, so good thing Dan Anderson is only building castles. ”Enjoying the beach, playing in the sand,” said Anderson.

When Viola Connelly and her friend Casey Metzler, both 10, enter the annual Saltaire Sandcastle Contest on Fire Island, the girls from Manhattan and Brooklyn choose a timely theme — they craft an ...

CANNON BEACH, Ore. (KOIN) — Weather was not an issue for the 60th Cannon Beach Sand Castle contest that brings master builders and kids to the Oregon coast each year. Sierra Spinler with the Cannon ...

ERG CHEBBI, Morocco - The silhouettes of our three-camel caravan shone against a sand dune like a background drawing of the three kings in a nativity scene. While Georgie, as I had nicknamed my blond ...

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 ...