This article was originally featured on The Conversation. If you want to understand why some sandcastles are tall and have intricate structures while others are nearly shapeless lumps of sand, it ...

Kids love playing make-believe games, and living in a castle is the ultimate fun. Whether it be a princess castle or a king’s majestic home, kids love imagining themselves living in one with their ...

Not all sand castles get washed away by the tide. "Rammed earth" is a construction method that uses composites of earth (commonly sand-based), clay, gravel and cement to build walls. The process isn't ...

Growing up in Colorado, Calvin Seibert spent a lot of time at construction sites. Back then, the artist was thousands of miles away from an ocean, but that didn’t stop him from building castles out of ...

When you bring together a stunning subject and a talented artist, you get something truly magical. Australian photographer ...

Brian Denny and his two sons couldn’t contain their shock Sunday. The trio had just been announced as the group winner of the of the International Surf Festival’s sand castle design contest for their ...