<p>Join us this week as we head to the beach and explore the science on our shores. Find out where sand comes from and where it gets its golden colour.</p>

Join us this week as we head to the beach and explore the science on our shores. Find out where sand comes from and where it gets its golden colour.

206: What is sand?

Join us for this two-minute podcast where we explore a different scientific concept each week.  

Did you know that a Scottish mountain helped measure the weight of the Earth, or that octopuses are amazing escape artists? Discover what it was like for cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin to be the first to launch into space and listen to some inspiring stories from people working in science today. What else will you discover with a Spark of Science?  

Get in touch on twitter @gsc1 or visit https://www.glasgowsciencecentre.org/the-spark-magazine

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Join us for this two-minute podcast where we explore a different scientific concept each week. Did you know that a Scottish mountain helped measure the weight of the Earth, or that octopuses are amazing escape artists? Discover what it was like for cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin to be the first to launch into space and listen to some inspiring stories from people working in science today. What else will you discover with a Spark of Science? Get in touch on twitter @gsc1 or visit https://www.glasgowsciencecentre.org/the-spark-magazine

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206: What is sand?

206: What is sand?