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 ...

John Gowdy, who started building sand castles with his own kids about 25 years ago, has all the credentials (and then some) to show you how to build a perfectly good one with your kids. He even ...

(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 ...

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