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June 2014

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

June 1, 2014 5 min read

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Water on the desert sands

We all know that walking along the beach on wet sand is easier than dragging our feet through the dry stuff. We all know that wet sand is a very different mater...

May 1, 2014 6 min read

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April 2014

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

April 1, 2014 6 min read

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February 2014

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

February 1, 2014 7 min read

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The next book

The Greek word for ‘desert’ is eremos, from which comes ‘hermit,’ and that is exactly what I have been for quite a while. The word is appropriate because I have...

January 1, 2014 7 min read

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Guest post: The 'sandwave' - a homage to Elvis?

John Lackie writes: Last year I had the pleasure of going on a four-day residential field course as part of an Open University geology module (SXG288); one of t...

September 1, 2013 3 min read

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The Great Sand Dunes – as seen through the lens of ‘Written in Stone’

Earlier this year, I discovered a superb geological and photographic blog that I had not encountered before. ‘Written In Stone…seen through my lens’ is by Jack...

September 1, 2013 2 min read

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September 2013

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

September 1, 2013 2 min read

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Robots rumble on through the sand

The fascination of nature informing technology continues. I have reported periodically on robotics and locomotion in sand, most recently after my personal encou...

June 1, 2013 7 min read

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June 2013

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

June 1, 2013 7 min read

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Guest post: One Grain of Sand, by Susanne Rieth

“One grain of sand, it is all that remains of my vast empire." This line is from the classic film The Never Ending Story. When the mythical land of Fantasi...

May 1, 2013 4 min read

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Swimming in the sand

If you look at the two photos above, you will notice that the sand has moved – there is something down there……. I have long been fascinated by the sandfish – th...

April 1, 2013 3 min read