The technology used to predict sand and dust storm (SDS) severity has for decades systematically overestimated when and where sediment is transported across Earth's surface, a new study shows.

The model, published in Physical Review Fluids, is the first to describe interactions between sand dunes and obstacles. By analysing how currents are deflected in the presence of an obstacle, they ...

The so-called Abelian sandpile model has been studied by scientists for more than 30 years. Even though the sandpile model serves as the archetypical model to study self-organized criticality, ...

The city of Duluth Parks and Recreation held its annual sand modeling contest on Park Point Thursday. Teams entered to win prizes in several categories. The contest was followed by a water safety expo ...