In his travel diaries, Marco Polo recounted how he often heard haunting sounds at night as he traveled through the Gobi desert. Now, researchers studying sand dunes in Death Valley National Park and ...

In many cultures, burping is considered to be poor form and ought to be suppressed, not expressed. (Rawpixel pic) “Excuse me!” or “Maafkan saya!” is what most Malaysians would say after ...

Washington, D.C., Oct. 27, 2015 -- Avalanching sand from dune faces in Death Valley National Park and the Mojave Desert can trigger loud, rumbling "booming" or short bursts of "burping" sounds -- ...

Researchers sliding down on the seat of their pants and creating a large sand avalanche on the 200m-high Eureka Dune in Death Valley National Park, Calif Nathalie Vriend Sand dunes in the Death Valley ...

Avalanching sand from dune faces can trigger loud, rumbling 'booming' or short bursts of 'burping' sounds -- behaving as a perfectly tuned musical instrument. This sound is persistent and the dunes ...