rivers_water - Through the sandglass

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April 2011

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

April 1, 2011 8 min read

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March 2011

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

March 1, 2011 5 min read

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A sanctuary in the dunes

The tide did now its flood-mark gain, And girdled in the Saint’s domain: For with the flow and ebb, its style Varies from continent to isle; Dry shood o’er sand...

February 1, 2011 6 min read

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January 2011

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

January 1, 2011 4 min read

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Sunday sand: a nuptial arena

This last summer, the wedding of the daughter of friends of ours took place on North Stradbroke Island, off Australia’s Queensland coast. A dazzling expanse of...

December 1, 2010 5 min read

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Earth Science Week and Earth Science Literacy

Earth Science Week and Earth Science Literacy It’s Earth Science Week again, stimulated and coordinated by the AGI: Since October 1998, the American Geological...

October 1, 2010 10 min read

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Sunday sand: Brazilian gems

Sometimes, a sand just strikes me as beautiful in its own right – yes, of course it has geological stories to tell, but (although perhaps I shouldn’t admit this...

October 1, 2010 3 min read

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Sands of the San Francisco Exploratorium

When I bought my ticket for the Exploratorium, I asked, of course, where there were exhibits that used sand. After initially pointing to one close by, the guy b...

August 1, 2010 7 min read

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August 2010

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

August 1, 2010 4 min read

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Accretionary Wedge: the Geoblogosphere

Dave Bressan (History of Geology and Cryology and Co.) has posted a call for a new Accretionary Wedge episode with the grand theme of the geoblogosphere, geolog...

July 1, 2010 7 min read

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Limulus polyphemus: sand artist and one of nature's wonders

So OK, Jim Denevan is in a different league, but back in May, when the tides were high and the first full moon of the month was rising over Queens, New York, La...

July 1, 2010 8 min read

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Sandfish robotics: the story continues

Almost exactly a year ago, I wrote about the remarkable abilities of Scincus scincus, otherwise known as the sandfish, sand skink or sand swimmer. This little S...

July 1, 2010 5 min read