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Published Hidden order in windswept sand - Hidden Order in Windswept Sand: Understanding the Science Behind It
(via sciencedaily.com) Researchers have analyzed an extensive collection of sand samples from so-called megaripple fields a ...
Published A new model could help stall shifting sand dunes, protecting infrastructure and ecosystems - A New Model Could Help Stall Shifting Sand Dunes, Protecting Infrastructure and Ecosystems
(via sciencedaily.com) Scientists have used down-scaled laboratory models to show how sand dunes move through a landscape, ...
Published Tiny underwater sand dunes may shed light on larger terrestrial and Martian formations - Tiny Underwater Sand Dunes: A Key to Understanding Terrestrial and Martian Formations
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Researchers have been studying the dynamics of how crescent-shaped sand dunes are formed. Known as b ...
Published How to push, wiggle, or drill an object through sand - How to Push, Wiggle, or Drill an Object Through Sand
(via sciencedaily.com) Researchers developed a faster and simpler way to model the forces needed to push, wiggle, and drill...
Published Wax-coated sand keeps soil wet longer, improves crop yields in arid regions - Wax-Coated Sand: A Revolutionary Solution to Improve Crop Yields in Arid Regions
(via sciencedaily.com) Dry, hot regions are difficult places to grow plants because the soil dries out quickly. As a result...
Published Scientists discover fire records embedded within sand dunes - Scientists Discover Fire Records Embedded Within Sand Dunes
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A new study shows that sand dunes can serve as repositories of fire history and aid in expanding sci ...
Published The sands of Mars are green as well as red, rover Perseverance discovers - The Sands of Mars: Perseverance Rover Discovers Green and Red Sand
(via sciencedaily.com) The accepted view of Mars is red rocks and craters as far as the eye can see. That's much what scien...
Published Bot inspired by baby turtles can swim under the sand
(via sciencedaily.com) This robot can swim under the sand and dig itself out too, thanks to two front limbs that mimic the ...
Published Coal-based product could replace sand in concrete
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A new study found that graphene derived from metallurgical coke, a coal-based product, through flash...
Published Scientists propose new theory that explains sand ripples on Mars and on Earth
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Sand ripples are symmetrical. Yet wind -- which causes them -- is very much not. Furthermore, sand r ...
Published Scientists say sea-level changes formed Australia's K'Gari Sand Island, Great Barrier Reef - Scientists Say Sea-Level Changes Formed Australia's K'Gari Sand Island, Great Barrier Reef
(via sciencedaily.com) Researchers report evidence the formation of K'gari and the Great Barrier Reef are linked to a chang...
Published Sand-sized meteoroids are peppering asteroid Bennu - Sand-sized Meteoroids are Peppering Asteroid Bennu
(via sciencedaily.com) A new study posits that the major particle ejections off the near-Earth asteroid Bennu may be the co...
Published Researchers make sand that flows uphill
(via sciencedaily.com) Engineering researchers have discovered that sand can actually flow uphill. A corresponding video sh ...
Published A mountainous mystery uncovered in Australia's pink sands
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Deposits of deep-pink sand washing up on South Australian shores shed new light on when the Australi ...
Published James Webb Space Telescope detects water vapor, sulfur dioxide and sand clouds in the atmosphere of a nearby exoplanet
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Astronomers have used recent observations made with the James Webb Space Telescope to study the atmo...
Published Rare 14-ft smalltooth sand tiger shark washes up on Irish coast - Rare 14-ft Smalltooth Sand Tiger Shark Washes Up on Irish Coast
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Scientists believe a huge 14ft smalltooth sand tiger shark, which washed up at Kilmore Quay, Co. Wex ...
Published Hotter sand from microplastics could affect sea turtle development - Hotter Sand from Microplastics Could Affect Sea Turtle Development
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source New research has found that extreme concentrations of microplastics could increase the temperature o...
Published Desert ant increase the visibility of their nest entrances in the absence of landmarks - Desert Ants Increase Nest Entrance Visibility in Absence of Landmarks
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Researchers report that in the absence of visible landmarks, desert ants increase the likelihood tha...
Published Health of coral reefs written in the sand -- and visible via satellite - Health of Coral Reefs Written in the Sand -- and Visible via Satellite
(via sciencedaily.com) How healthy are coral reefs? And how are they responding to climate change? After more than 10 years...
Published Oldest fossil human footprints in North America confirmed
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source New research reaffirms that human footprints found in White Sands National Park, NM, date to the Las ...