Except, the truth is, sand is very much remarkable, at least when you stick it under a microscope. “Every time I see sand under a microscope, it’s a surprise,” says Gary Greenberg.

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TikTok/doctormyro The video then follows as the person zooms into their fingertip under the microscope ... particles of dirt and what appears to be sand can be seen hiding in plain sight.

Goodhue County continues to be the hotbed for debate on silica sand during its one-year moratorium, but citizens throughout southeastern Minnesota have become increasingly agitated by the prospect ...

Savard takes samples from seemingly mundane stuff (water from a local pond, a blueberry, sand) and places it under her microscope. She then films what she sees on her iPhone and documents her ...

The peculiar fan mail is related to Greenberg’s current passion: photographing grains of sand under 3D microscopes. When he first moved to Maui 11 years ago, “I came here really with myself and with ...

Sand therefore records processes at a variety of timescales. Looking closely at sand under a microscope, we can determine the mineral or organismal composition of the sand and determine where it ...

Cracks and fissures in grains of that premium sand allow acid to get inside and thoroughly clean them. “If you look at it under a microscope, that tells the story of why it’s so glistening and ...

Alex Glover, retired head geologist of the Feldspar Corporation, looks at grains of high-purity quartz sand under a microscope in his home office in Spruce Pine, NC (Sam Farmer/Los Angeles Times ...