But one sandy desert hillside shines jet-black. The cerro negro (“black hill”), as it is known locally, is composed of deposits from Latin America's largest non-ferrous metal smelter ...

Europe's largest desert has “spread black dust” across ... cryosphere,” Dagsson-Waldhauserova told Euronews. When the black sand in Iceland collects on glaciers in a layer of up to 1.3 ...

Black Sand is the collaborative project of Italian producers Max Durante and DJ Datch who generate some indulgently bad vibes on their excellent new EP. Over four tracks, Desert Island mixes grim ...

Etched onto the desert sands of the Black Rock Desert in Nevada, this unique sand drawing is the world's largest single artwork with a total circumference of over nine miles. Big enough to contain ...

its 44,000 km2 desert areas are flat, barren expanses of black volcanic dust. Like regular deserts, they produce sand that can lead to powerful dust storms in windy weather. These particles are ...