It was a beautiful bluebird powder day off the backside of Snowbowl, Montana. A storm had deposited 10 inches of low-density snow and I was excited to drop into the run. As I approached the ridge, I ...

Introduction Have you ever seen video footage of an avalanche or landslide rolling down a hill? Why is it that at one moment everything seems fine then suddenly the mountain begins to slump? This ...

The prediction of the angle of repose for raised mounds of dry cohesive granular material is a long-standing problem in the natural sciences and in industry. Using numerical (particle-based) ...

Fine powders and granular materials are extensively used in industrial applications. To manage and to enhance processing techniques, these materials have to be exactly characterized. The ...

This is the debut of our new weekly audiobook column, The Listener. Every Thursday, Laura Miller or another top critic will recommend a great new title. The Listener is sponsored by Audible. Every ...

The proverb "it takes a village" might easily apply to "Angle of Repose," Ali Vaughan's solo exhibition that opens Friday at RAM gallery. For although this collection of abstract paintings, drawings, ...

If slippery slopes are paved with good intentions, we now have the Transportation Department to thank for giving travel agents something new to slide around on. Let's say you're a travel agent and you ...

‘Angle of Repose’, the latest exhibition at Jacqueline Sullivan Gallery (on view until 27 January 2024 ) is filled with ravishing objects that invite intense focus. The longer you linger, the more ...