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Sand on TV in Europe: Le sable : enquête sur une disparition

Sand: an investigation into a disappearance. Shown last night on ARTE, the European culture channel, this superb documentary by Denis Delestrac has already made...

May 1, 2013 2 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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May 2013

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

May 1, 2013 1 min read

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Robots rumble on through the sand

The fascination of nature informing technology continues. I have reported periodically on robotics and locomotion in sand, most recently after my personal encou...

June 1, 2013 7 min read

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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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The Exploratorium, sand, and Ned Kahn

A few years ago I reported on my visit to San Francisco’s Exploratorium, a place of wonder for, as they say, “children of all ages.” It has now moved to a brand...

July 1, 2013 2 min read

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The sands of Breezy Point

As the residents of Breezy Point continue on their path back to normality after the ravages of superstorm Sandy, part of that normality is that Larry Deemer has...

July 1, 2013 1 min read

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July 2013

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

July 1, 2013 1 min read

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August 2013

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

August 1, 2013 4 min read

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Guest post: The 'sandwave' - a homage to Elvis?

John Lackie writes: Last year I had the pleasure of going on a four-day residential field course as part of an Open University geology module (SXG288); one of t...

September 1, 2013 3 min read

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The Great Sand Dunes – as seen through the lens of ‘Written in Stone’

Earlier this year, I discovered a superb geological and photographic blog that I had not encountered before. ‘Written In Stone…seen through my lens’ is by Jack...

September 1, 2013 2 min read

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September 2013

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

September 1, 2013 2 min read