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 -- ...

Certain sand dunes make their own desert music, singing, booming, or even “burping” — a naturally occurring musical instrument. Scientists have discovered that these distinct sounds are each created ...

Marco Polo’s fantastical tales of his travels were often so surreal that many discount his stories as fabrications. Yet kernels of truth lurk in these tales, like the story of the singing sands. Polo ...

"Looking back, I realized I had never burped in my entire life," says Isabelle Zeidner, a 23-year-old Columbia social work grad student who lives in New York City. "I noticed it more as I got older.