The urge to draw images in sand, or create sand sculptures, seems to be irresistible, as a walk on many a modern beach or dune surface will show. Sand is a vast canvas – and may have been used as one ...

In Greek mythology, Sisyphus was a figure who was doomed to roll a boulder for eternity as a punishment from the gods. Inspired by this, [Aidan], [Jorge], and [Henry] decided to build a sand-drawing ...

Not many people around the world watched the inaugural season of Ukraine's Got Talent on TV last spring. But since then, the winning performance—a live sand drawing by Kseniya Simonova—has received ...

The Japanese practice of drawing patterns in sand, known as “karesansui” or “dry landscape” gardening, is often associated with Zen Buddhism. These gardens are designed to embody a sense of ...

People have been making marks in the sand throughout history. For some, it’s a meditative practice. For most, it’s a way to sign your name on a vacation beach. For Dubai-based Filipino artist ...

The Beachbot is the latest creation to roll out of Disney Research, the result of a partnership between the Zurich, Switzerland branch of the lab and students at the engineering university ETH Zurich.

Big enough to contain over 176 Wembley Stadiums, the giant drawing by Jim Denevan is visible from 40,000 feet up in the sky. Taking 15 days to complete, Mr Denevan and a team of three colleagues ...

Claire Reilly was a video host, journalist and producer covering all things space, futurism, science and culture. Whether she's covering breaking news, explaining complex science topics or exploring ...

The woman behind a sand drawing of the King’s face that took six hours to create and measures 90ft by 65ft described her artwork as “super poignant”. Claire Eason, from Sunderland, was a GP for more ...

Spiralling off across the Nevada desert, these huge geometric shapes are an amazing three miles in diameter. Created using only common garden implements and wooden sticks, the stunning creation is the ...

Michael Franjieh is a linguist, currently employed as a teaching fellow at the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London, and part of his doctoral project was to document the ...

In October 2015 my time training mathematics teachers at a French high school in Port Vila, Vanuatu, was coming to an end. The principal invited me to share kava, a traditional drink in the country.