Next time you find yourself walking along a beach, stop for a second and shift your focus from the obvious beauty of the ocean to what’s underneath your feet. Sure, it probably looks like bunch of ...
Scanning electron microscopy reveals the shape and texture of a quartz sand grain from the Mississippi River. The pictured sand grain is about 200 micrometers in length. (Image credit: Michael Hasson) ...
is a video producer, story editor, and reporter with over 10 years of experience crafting news and documentary video. Will joined The Verge in 2017. The world is running surprisingly low on sand.