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Spiky Sand Features Can Reveal the Timing of Ancient Earthquakes

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 30 September 202530 September 2025

Icicle-shaped features known as sand dikes form during ground shaking. New work reveals how these features can be used to date long-ago earthquakes.

Photo of sand ripples underwater.
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A First Look at How Sand Behaves Inside a Rippled Bed

by Ryan P. Mulligan 11 September 202511 September 2025

A detailed numerical model shows how sediment particles experience wave-driven shear stress inside and above a sea bed with sand ripples.

Three researchers stand on a cloudy beach, examining a set of lidar equipment.
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Inside a Georgia Beach’s High-Tech Fight Against Erosion

by Emily Jones 2 September 20252 September 2025

Armed with drones and lasers, scientists are creating detailed 3D maps of Tybee Island’s shifting shoreline.

A scientist stands behind a camera on a tripod in front of a short patch of wavy sand in an orange desert.
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Mini Dunes Form When Sand Stops Bouncing

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 11 June 20259 June 2025

Decoding how sand grains move and accumulate on Earth can also help scientists understand dune formation on Mars.

Field photo of a mountainous region covered with long grass and shrubs.
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Elementary, My Dear: Al & Be Give Evidence of Past Climate Change

by Mikaël Attal 14 November 202412 November 2024

10Be and 26Al concentrations in river sand reveal an increase in erosion rate in the Brazilian Highlands consistent with the Mid-Pleistocene Transition, a major climatic shift that occurred about 1 million years ago.

A satellite image of a river flashing between 2013 and 2022. The river has more pronounced curves by 2022.
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Sand’s Role in Rerouting Meandering Rivers Is Bigger Than We Thought

by Emily Dieckman 31 May 202423 July 2024

Researchers delve into the dirt causing rivers to migrate.

A truck is parked next to a pile of sand at a construction site.
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Sandy Fingerprints Trace Supply Sources

by Molly Herring 4 January 20244 January 2024

Geological forensics can trace raw materials back to their source. As global sand demand increases, a new tool could help identify illegal and informal sand mining.

A young woman in a forest recently burned by wildfire squats to collect a soil core sample using a tube and a mallet.
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Fire Histories May Be Written on Grains of Sand

by Carolyn Wilke 21 November 202321 November 2023

Tiny bits of quartz record the intensity of fires from hundreds or even thousands of years ago, potentially offering new ways to study historic fires and how heat affects soil.

Sedimentos de varios tamaños yacen sobre el fondo marino. Un aura de rayos de sol brilla sobre el océano azul oscuro.
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Arenas de aguas profundas y dónde encontrarlas

by Emily Shepherd 2 October 20232 October 2023

Antiguas avalanchas submarinas llevaron arena al abismo oceánico en el momento en que algunos menos lo esperaban.

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An interesting erosive event in the Socavón Cochoa area of Viña del Mar, Chile

by Dave Petley 24 August 202324 August 2023

Dramatic erosion of a sand dune in Viña del Mar, Chile appears to be related to maintenance of a drainage pipe.

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