Tag Archives: geology
Door two
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
Door one: A calendar of Cuillins
Eye opening fossil deposits
The Journal of the Geological Society’s series of ‘Review Focus’ articles on fossil Lagerstätten continues with recently discovered fossils from Emu Bay, South Australia, which are casting new light on the early evolution of vision… Continue reading
100 Great Geosites calendar!
Following the announcement of our recent photography competition winners, our 100 Great Geosites 2016 calendar is now on sale! Featuring high quality prints of the 13 winning images (12 months plus a cover), and geological descriptions of each featured site, the calendar is A3 size and priced £7.50. Sites included in the calendar range from … Continue reading
The 2015 Geoscience Education Academy
A guest post from Natasha Cowie. Natasha has just finished her GCSEs and plans to read geology at University, and hopefully enter the field afterwards. I was probably around 8 years old when I began to make a small collection of different rocks that I found when my family and I went on our summer … Continue reading
The 26 October 2015 Afghanistan Earthquake
At 09:09 (GMT) on Monday 26 October a magnitude 7.5 earthquake hit the north-eastern area of Afghanistan near the Tajikistan and Pakistani border. It occurred as the result of reverse faulting approximately 210 km below the Hindu Kush Range of mountains in Afghanistan. Continue reading
The 100 Geosites Photo Competition
Just before the start of Earth Science Week 2015, we announced the results of our 100 Great Geosites photo competition – 13 images which form a 2016 calendar now on sale at the Society! Last night, at the launch of Earth Science Week, we were thrilled to present awards to 4 … 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
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