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The muddied waters of Sandy

In the aftermath of the real super-storm (or hurricane) Sandy, there has been, not surprisingly, a super-storm of reporting, opinionating, blogging, and twitter...

November 1, 2012 7 min read

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November 2012

Musings and news on the extraordinary stories sand has to tell of our planet and daily lives

November 1, 2012 7 min read

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Earth Science Week: the Big Ideas videos

Earth Science Week: the Big Ideas videos Today marks the end of this year’s Earth Science Week . In the past, I have [summarised and discussed]( https://through...

October 1, 2012 5 min read

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October 2012

Musings and news on the extraordinary stories sand has to tell of our planet and daily lives

October 1, 2012 4 min read

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September 2012

Musings and news on the extraordinary stories sand has to tell of our planet and daily lives

September 1, 2012 1 min read

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What is happening to British dunes? The testimony of Eryngium maritimum

It was tempting to make the subject of this entire post the egregious activities of the outstanding American buffoon, Donald Trump (plea to trans-Atlantic reade...

September 1, 2012 11 min read

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Perfecting your sandcastle

Before you head off to the beach, you might want to jot down the equation in the image above. Because this is good news for sandcastle builders. Had you been de...

August 1, 2012 9 min read

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Little fellah bums

The critters who make their lives in the sands of the Australian outback are not by nature publicity-seekers. Shy, discreet, and often nocturnal, they are, with...

July 1, 2012 8 min read

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A sad story of desert preservation

A story that appeared all over the news recently caught my eye for a number of reasons - here’s an example of the headlines: “Frozen in the sands of time: Eerie...

May 1, 2012 10 min read

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Granular flow: the icon continues to surprise

Anyone who reads this blog (and/or the book) will know that I have developed a deep fascination with the bizarre behaviours of granular materials: sand, a seemi...

April 1, 2012 7 min read

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Guest post: a gallery of sand photographers' styles

Kurt Meyer writes: SHOOTING SAND For the last 15 years, on and off, I have been collecting sand. The “off” times resulted from not having an answer to the quest...

April 1, 2012 7 min read