Sarah Day visits the Lyme Regis Fossil Festival and meets local artist Adrian Gray, whose amazing stone balancing sculptures have audiences on the beach enthralled. Originally published in Geoscientist Online, 30 May 2012 ‘Balance is intuitive. You have to stop thinking about the physics of it.’ Like most scientists, faced with the seemingly impossible, my … Continue reading
BGS celebrates completion of a £25m investment that mirrors Earth science’s value to the nation, says Chief Scientific Adviser. The Government’s Chief Scientific Adviser, Professor Sir John Beddington CMG FRS, opened the headquarters of the British Geological Survey in Keyworth, after its £25m makeover. Formerly named for former Director Sir Kingsley Dunham, the Nottinghamshire campus … Continue reading
What are the most visited websites in the world? To answer this question, many of us will refer to Wikipedia. While the site hasn’t quite achieved the stratospheric heights of Facebook and Google, it is rarely out of the top ten. “Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the … Continue reading
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