Renowned for its desolate and unforgiving landscape, Antarctica is the driest, coldest, windiest continent on the planet. Continue reading
Category Archives: Out in the field
Melting ice sheets & the mystery of rapid historical sea level rise
Towards the end of the Last Glacial Period, 14,650 years ago, one of the most rapid sea-level rises of recent geological time occurred… Continue reading
Earth Science Week: Geobingo and the 100 geosites nominations
Day 2 of Earth Science Week saw events happening across the country, from Fort William to Northern Ireland, as well continued coverage of our #100geosites project. Continue reading
Where do geologists go when they die?
A guest post from Rosalie Tostevin, PhD student at UCL and Himalayas Programme Officer for Geology for Global Development. Follow Rosalie on Twitter @RosalieTostevin Death is not an easy concept, even for the most hardened palaeontologist. Some may believe in heaven, and many geologists experience it on Earth – we find … Continue reading
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