A geotechnical engineer explains how water, air and sand create solid structures. By Joseph Scalia / The Conversation | Published Aug 22, 2022 9:00 PM EDT This article was originally featured on The ...

(Inside Science) -- Beach-goers know that sand castles crumble almost as quickly as they are built, but scientists have long faced the mystery of why similarly-constructed earthen buildings can stand ...

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This article was originally featured on The Conversation. If you want to understand why some sandcastles are tall and have intricate structures while others are nearly shapeless lumps of sand, it ...