geology - Through the sandglass

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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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The waves roll on - and Breezy Point tries to rebuild

Back in the very early days of this blog, one of the great and rewarding pieces of serendipity was getting to know Larry Deemer, sand aficionado and photographe...

May 1, 2013 3 min read

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April 2013

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

April 1, 2013 9 min read

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February 2013

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

February 1, 2013 5 min read

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December 2012

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

December 1, 2012 3 min read

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The ongoing theme, ongoing

“We cannot sustain the shoreline in the future as we have in the past” Oblique aerial photographs of Mantoloking, NJ. View looking west along the New Jersey sho...

November 1, 2012 4 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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Scooped!

How could I not post this? The activities of our Martian geologist friend continue to amaze, the latest being sand sampling. All images and captions are courtes...

October 1, 2012 6 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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The brass section

I do, on occasion – and to the great distress of anyone within earshot – quite literally blow my own trumpet. Or, to be precise, these days, a flugelhorn. It be...

August 1, 2012 2 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