Clambering up gypsum sand dunes in White Sands National Park in New Mexico, I half expected to see Will Smith dragging an ...

ALAMOGORDO, N.M. (KRQE) – One of the premiere destinations in southern New Mexico, White Sands National Park, has been fascinating visitors for years. And in 2023, the park had 729,096 visitors ...

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What can the rapidly evolving white lizards of White Sands National Monument tell us about how animals can survive environmental change? Ten thousand years ago, as the last Ice Age was ending and ...

At White Sands National Park, history unfolds one 10,000-year-old footprint at ... At that time, grasses covered this area of New Mexico, and large mammals, such as Columbian mammoths and dire wolves, ...

White Sands National Park, and winter skiing in Taos attract visitors. New Mexico’s native American heritage is shown in Chaco Culture National Historical Park, Petroglyph National Monument ...

In partnership with the Department of Defense, White Sands Missile Range has successfully taken action to preserve 60,000 acres of the Chupadera Mesa, ...

WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE ... to advancing military capabilities and national defense. "The U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command and New Mexico State University are strategic partners who ...

According to park officials, it’s because the sand is made of gypsum, a soft, white mineral that breaks ... is a rare form of sand, making the national park so special.