Physicist Daniel Goldman and his fellow researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology shed light on a relatively unexplored subject—how organisms such as sea turtles and lizards move on (or within) sand.
Robotics
Jan 3, 2014
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NASA's Curiosity mega rover has successfully crossed over the 'Dingo Gap' sand dune- opening the gateway to the science rich targets in the "Moonlight Valley" and Martian mountain beyond.
Space Exploration
Feb 10, 2014
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In less than a second, a sandfish lizard can dig its way into the sand and disappear. Blink and you miss it. The sandfish's slithering moves are inspiring new robotic moves that could one day help search-and-rescue crews ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 20, 2012
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After Cuban scientists studied the effects of climate change on this island's 3,500 miles (5,630 kilometers) of coastline, their discoveries were so alarming that officials didn't share the results with the public to avoid ...
Environment
Jun 12, 2013
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Her name is Jiffy Lube2, a relatively small shortfin mako shark that, like others of her kind, swims long distances every day in search of prey and comfortable water temperatures.
Ecology
Jul 5, 2015
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It's a resource used in global construction and mined from rivers and coasts across the world. Now new research, as part of a project led by University of Southampton, has shown sand mining is causing river beds to lower, ...
Environment
Jan 14, 2020
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It is extraordinary how few people know anything about sand mining.
Environment
Aug 22, 2018
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Newly planted vegetation on coastal sand dunes can accelerate erosion from extreme waves, a study involving researchers from the Oregon State University College of Engineering suggests.
Earth Sciences
Jun 14, 2023
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A team of researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego compared sand levels on several San Diego beaches during the last seven winters. The El Niños of winter 2009-10 and 2015-16 ...
Environment
Jun 24, 2016
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It took decades for technology to catch up with the math David Smallwood worked out to control vibration table shakers.
Engineering
Jul 22, 2015
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