travel - Through the sandglass

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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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Sunday sand: Halloween and a cruise

I’m in the US - Philadelphia to be exact - and it’s October 31st, so, HAPPY SANDY HALLOWEEN! The reason that I’m over here is that tomorrow I must go to New Yor...

October 1, 2010 3 min read

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Sunday sand: more forams

Walking on a beach in Bali is, more often than not, a delightful experience, even idyllic. But occasionally it can be a challenge to the balance, a sensation of...

October 1, 2010 4 min read

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October 2010

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

October 1, 2010 2 min read

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September 2010

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

September 1, 2010 4 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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Sunday Sand: Marshall Beach, San Francisco

I’ve had the idea of starting a regular Sunday post simply showing off the character of a different sand each week. And, following on from my recent visit to th...

August 1, 2010 4 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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Berms and bacteria: a couple more sources - one of them illustrious

Orrin Pilkey, Emeritus Professor of Geology at Duke University, author of hundreds of papers and books, doyen and uber-guru of all things coastal, has stated hi...

July 1, 2010 1 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