science - Through the sandglass

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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

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Sunday Sand: grains of tragic truth, June 6, 1944

In Sand, talking about the genetic history of families of grains, I wrote the following: A traveler expects to sample a local cuisine that has its origins in lo...

June 1, 2011 4 min read

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Sunday sand: small details, large effects

As you may have guessed by now, I find sands and sandstones fascinating - fascinating and vital in so many different ways to our daily lives. But while, more of...

June 1, 2011 7 min read

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June 2011

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

June 1, 2011 9 min read

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May 2011

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

May 1, 2011 3 min read

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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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It's a sandpile world

One of the – many – entertaining research themes for my book was the role that sand plays in the imagery of our imaginations. Large numbers, very small things,...

February 1, 2011 7 min read

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A catch-up round-up of the Geoblogosphere

If I were one for New Year’s resolutions, which, after decades of disappointing self-scrutiny, I’m afraid I’m not, I would probably resolve to try to manage my...

January 1, 2011 7 min read

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A prominent role for a sandglass

I promise that I’ll get back to more serious topics shortly, but I’m still trying to catch up on catching up. Among recent distractions was the fact that on Tue...

November 1, 2010 3 min read