education - Through the sandglass

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December 2011

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

December 1, 2011 4 min read

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Extraordinary women–and a Gobi sand question

For one reason or another, I have been reading The Gobi Desert by Mildred Cable and Francesca French. In the history of exploration and enquiry into far-flung p...

November 1, 2011 6 min read

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Nikon’s Small World – and other images

Each year, Nikon holds its Small World microphotography competition and the results can always only be described as stunning. This year is no different – but wi...

November 1, 2011 3 min read

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A flavour of things to come (but probably later rather than sooner)

I am now returned from what can only be described as an utterly memorable and spectacular trip. Although it began with some uncertainty when we found that our o...

October 1, 2011 3 min read

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Suna

The calligraphy above translates from the Japanese as “sand sand sand sand.” Why my sudden interest in suna, as the Japanese word is transcribed? Simply because...

October 1, 2011 3 min read

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October 2011

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

October 1, 2011 3 min read

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A book I look forward to reading

I have referred several times in the past to Orrin H. Pilkey, James B. Duke Professor Emeritus of Geology at Duke University. Now, together with colleagues from...

August 1, 2011 2 min read

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August 2011

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

August 1, 2011 7 min read

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Military forensics: a reader's query

I have frequently noted my pleasure in regularly receiving “out of the blue” comments and e-mails – I find myself in contact with all kinds of people from aroun...

July 1, 2011 5 min read

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July 2011

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

July 1, 2011 3 min read

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Martian floods of tears - are the TSIs ESRs? Or is it just the total drag?

It’s always sobering to realise that we have a more detailed view of the surface of Mars than we do of the floors of our own oceans. And, while the evidence for...

June 1, 2011 9 min read

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Nourish or retreat?

25 million people – one out of every eleven inhabitants of the United States - live within 50 miles of the 127 miles of the open ocean coast of New Jersey. Coas...

June 1, 2011 8 min read