What makes a sand dune sing? 04 Nov 2016 When solids flow like liquids they can make sand dunes sing, and they can also result in a potentially deadly avalanche. Cambridge researchers are... Read more
Perspectives on the Nepal earthquake 28 Apr 2015 As the death toll continues to rise in Nepal, Senior Lecturer Dr Ian Willis, and PhD student Evan Miles, from the Scott Polar Research Institute... Read more
The mathematics of avalanches 01 Sep 2007 Each year more than a million avalanches fall worldwide, killing around a hundred people in the Alps alone. Can mathematical models be used to predict... Read more