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 ...

In some places, sand dunes protect shorelines from the onslaught of ocean waves. In other places, the dunes themselves are on the move, and threaten human structures. Host Flora Lichtman talks with ...

In late October, Storm Benjamin blew across Belgium and other parts of Western Europe, bringing strong winds and rain that ...

Singing sand dunes create a deep booming sound during avalanches due to synchronized sand grain vibrations under hot, dry ...