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Are We Doomed? — Are We Running Out of Sand?!
Not scored yet36m·2026-11-10·Science

Are We Running Out of Sand?!

Are We Doomed?

Sand is everywhere. Beaches. Rivers. Deserts full of powdery dunes. How could we possibly run out? Journalist Vince Beiser has dug deep into the past century — and more — of human construction and found one tiny grain at its foundation: sand. In apartments and eyeglasses, in computer chips and cleaning equipment. The…

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