A guest post from Exploration Geoscientist Ben Kilhams, Communications Officer of our Petroleum Group… Everyone loves a good dinosaur. For many, their first fossil discovery or interaction with a museum exhibit instils a lifelong passion for understanding the history and mysteries of our planet. But one particular dinosaur (or at least a skeletal replica) has … Continue reading
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Door twenty four
With the end of the year almost in sight, we’re rounding off the #geoadvent blog season with a look back at the highlights of our blogging year – featuring mud, salt dough, a last minute Christmas present suggestion, and of course, dinosaur shaped cake…. Continue reading
Rare Scottish fossil tracks are a ‘dinosaur disco preserved in stone’
A new study published today in the Scottish Journal of Geology reveals hundreds of rare dinosaur footprints and handprints, recently discovered on the Isle of Skye in Scotland… Continue reading
Earth Science Week – Ask a Geologist live!
Earth Science Week 2015 is already underway, and as per tradition, we will be hosting #askageologist sessions on twitter every day with five brilliant scientists. All you have to do is use the hashtag to ask them your questions! If you don’t tweet, or can’t be there for the live session, send … Continue reading
The 2015 Great Geobakeoff
The Great Geobakeoff is back! Last year, we were astonished, delighted, and a little bit scared by your levels of enthusiasm and commitment to the geobakeoff challenge. As Easter approaches, we’ve decided to up the ante for the second annual Great Geobakeoff. As the more geologically engaged of you will have noticed, 2015 sees two … Continue reading
Photo of the month!
This submission from Peter Dolan (familiar to Geoscientist readers as a kerbstone detective) has inspired us to establish Photo of the Month. All submissions gratefully received by email (sarah.day@geolsoc.org.uk), twitter, facebook or any other means at your disposal, and we’ll post the best one here each month. January’s photo of the month*: We are … Continue reading
Pre-School Palaeontology: Science Learning for the Under Fives
A guest post from Science from the Start’s Laura Hobbs.. “Under-fives tend to be an underserved audience for informal science learning, but even the youngest babies are using their senses to learn about the world around them all the time – they’re never too young! Science from the Start Continue reading
Door 24: We wish you a Merry (Mary Anning) Christmas
Earth Science Week: Ask a Geologist Live!
Day three of Earth Science Week is nearly over, and geowalks, events and talks have been going on across the country! Visit our website for what’s still coming up. Online, we’ve been holding Ask a Geologist sessions daily, and have already had some great questions! Continue reading
Ask a Geologist LIVE!
Earth Science Week is nearly upon us, and there’s a huge range of activities going on across the UK & Ireland! There’s also lots going on online, including a brand new project we’re really excited about…. Ask a Geologist Live! Continue reading