It is the most extracted solid material on Earth – but this extraction can threaten ecosystems and livelihoods Malé is one of the world’s most overcrowded cities, but it faces double pressure. As well ...

Rob Sand, Iowa’s auditor, is campaigning for governor with a pragmatic message that eschews strict partisanship. Rob Sand, Iowa’s auditor, has amassed a formidable war chest, out-raising all his ...

Original reporting, news analysis, and a roundup of links. “We’re betting that the value in tech journalism is moving away from aggregation and predictability,” Newton wrote, “and toward original ...

Scoops Ice Cream & Sweets has returned to downtown Milton at 6776 Caroline Street The family-run shop is now collaborating with The Sweet Greek, a Greek bakery and cafe The new location features a ...

Jennifer Taggart announced this week that her Gordon Square ice cream shop, Lake Erie Scoops, will close on or around April 30 after nearly four years in business. “This space has been so much more ...

Shop owners selling boxes of merchandise that correspond to spoonfuls of trinkets are feeding our appetite for nostalgia, A.S.M.R. and dopamine — for $50 a pop. By Jessica Roy In September 2025, ...

Blended Scoops and Eats in Mishicot is permanently closing about one year after its opening. The owners cited that despite their best efforts, the business was not sustainable moving forward. The ...

Fresh off a dominant performance at the 2026 Dakar Rally, Dacia has decided a bit of desert credibility belongs on the school run too. The result is the Duster Spirit of Sand, a limited-edition, ...

For Beth Mensing, ice cream has always been about family and ritual. Her new shop, Scoops by Beth, opens in Des Moines’ Highland Park neighborhood on Feb. 21, is the culmination of years spent ...

Following the opening of the Wantagh eatery in 2021, Scoops and Cones Cafe expanded to Farmingdale in 2023. However, this week was the Farmingdale location’s last in business. Fret not, fans; the ...

A team of researchers based in Norway and Japan might soon have you walking on desert sand, no matter how far from the dunes you live. This group of engineers has developed a method to transform it ...

The first time Sumaira Abdulali tangoed with the sand mafia, it was 2004. She was 43 years old and enjoying time with her husband and two kids at the family’s holiday home on the western coast of ...