OTTAWA COUNTY, Mich. — You may have noticed some parts of the Lake Michigan shoreline have dark-colored or "black" sand. That may look unsettling, but experts say it's nothing to fear, and that it ...

Finding black streaks or splotches in the sand while walking along a Michigan beach may have you wondering if you've stumbled across some sort of pollution, but it's actually a completely natural ...

From the Caribbean to the Mediterranean, the world is filled with stunning beaches — all with their own special, stand-out features. From crystal clear waters and powdery white sands to dramatic, ...

The vast majority of today’s integrated circuits uses silicon as the primary substrate. As I said in my recent “How Semiconductors Work” column: “As silicon is the main constituent of sand and one of ...