• Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 17th, 2010
Experts to Track Down Dust in New Study

Experts to Track Down Dust in New Study

Model Predicts How Sand and Oil Interact

Model Predicts How Sand and Oil Interact

The simulation was made relevant by the Gulf spill

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 4th, 2010
Sand Flows May Have Created Martian Gullies

Sand Flows May Have Created Martian Gullies

And not water, as originally thought

Dinosaur Fossil Created by Sand Dune Collapse

Dinosaur Fossil Created by Sand Dune Collapse

The sand most likely hit the animal in the head

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 5th, 2010
Martian Sand Dunes May Be Migrating

Martian Sand Dunes May Be Migrating

New MRO studies prove landscape features are shifting

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 3rd, 2010
Northern Mars Reveals Thick Layers of Buried Ice

Northern Mars Reveals Thick Layers of Buried Ice

Under a thin sand cover

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 11th, 2010
Sand Grains Shaped Mars' Dunes

Sand Grains Shaped Mars' Dunes

A modified numerical model has been used for the research

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 12th, 2010
Sand Dunes Reveal New Spider Species

Sand Dunes Reveal New Spider Species

It actually looks quite nice

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 10th, 2009
How Skinks 'Swim' Through Sand

How Skinks 'Swim' Through Sand

The material acts as both a solid and a liquid

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 30th, 2009
Large-Scale River Model Shows What Sand Can Do

Large-Scale River Model Shows What Sand Can Do

It plays a much larger role than first thought

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 18th, 2009
The Real Reason Why Mars Is Red

The Real Reason Why Mars Is Red

Previous theories are beginning to give way

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • August 26th, 2009
New Explanation for Titan's Sand Dunes

New Explanation for Titan's Sand Dunes

It belongs to an LSU expert

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • July 24th, 2009
6,000-Mile Wall to Contain Sahara Proposed

6,000-Mile Wall to Contain Sahara Proposed

An architect presented the proposal at the TED Global conference

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 26th, 2009
Despite Being Buried in Sand, Spirit Does Science

Despite Being Buried in Sand, Spirit Does Science

The rover looks at its surroundings constantly

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 25th, 2009
Fifth State of Matter Probably Found in Sand

Fifth State of Matter Probably Found in Sand

Flow dynamics reveal unexpected behavior

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 10th, 2009
Spirit Replica Struggles to Get Out of Sandbox

Spirit Replica Struggles to Get Out of Sandbox

When successful, its efforts will be mimicked by the Martian rover

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 5th, 2009
Spirit Takes Pictures of Its Underside

Spirit Takes Pictures of Its Underside

Engineers hope to use them to free the rover

 
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