Research at a snail's pace

Part of my research deals with the history of rivers. Well, a few rivers in particular, but they are an example of how the landforms associa...

Today's stream table run was an adventure in basin geometry. I've been wanting to find a way to keep the stream from getting hung up...

Got the students to do some groundwater stuff in lab today. One of the steps was to estimate the permeability of a column of sand. I used th...

Sometimes there comes a product or concept that completely transforms the way you see things. This has happened to me recently when my lab g...

I let the stream table run for over 2 hours straight yesterday. I would have an even longer video, but the flash card on my camera filled up...

There's a new addition to the Dirt Lab's inventory. We're the proud owners of a shiny Em2 stream table, manufactured by the folk...

I ended up experimenting with making meanders today. I found that if you add just a little bit of extra "sand" to the lateral accr...