Behind door 14, an entry to our photo competition which represents another geosite from the ‘Human Habitation’ category… Continue reading
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Door 12 – Trotternish and the Macdonald Clan
The spectacular Trotternish peninsula on the Isle of Skye is home to the famous geological sites of the Quirang and the 719m summit of the Storr. They are formed from a set of post-glacial, large-scale landslides which give the impression of the landscape sliding away in front of you. These unusual landforms combined with the stark … Continue reading
Door eleven
Durham wasn’t the only building to make it into our list of 100 Great Geosites – London’s Westminster Abbey also appears, both as a place to see some beautiful geology, and a burial place for many of geology’s famous faces. Continue reading
Door seven
Door four
Our geoadvent countdown continues, with more photographs from the recent 100 Great Geosites photography competition.* Continue reading
From the archives: Halloween special
On the eve of All Hallows’ Eve, we revisit a spinechilling post from the blog vaults…. Originally published on December 19th, 2013, our archivist Caroline Lam tells the spine chilling tale of GSL Fellow Dr J W Webster, ‘whose name was ordered to be erased’… “In December 1814, the Society established a ‘Foreign Member’ category … Continue reading
Ancient life in three dimensions
The Journal of the Geological Society’s series of ‘Review Focus’ articles on fossil Lagerstätten continues with a remarkable fossil collection from Strawberry Bank, Ilminster, Somerset… Download the paper free Continue reading
Lyme’s Literary and Fossil Treasures
Unearthing literary ghosts and extinct creatures in Lyme Regis, Dorset Anthea Lacchia (@AntheaLacchia) In anticipation of the upcoming Lyme Regis Fossil Festival, which takes place from May 1-3 this year, let’s set off on a literary and geological tour through the charming streets and beaches of Lyme Regis, which is also known as the “pearl … Continue reading
Earth’s Climate Evolution – a Geological Perspective on Climate Change
A guest post from Colin Summerhayes, Scott Polar Research Institute, Cambridge Before we can understand how humans may be changing the climate, we need to establish a baseline. We have one in the geological record of past climate change. Continue reading
Sir David Attenborough launches the year of William Smith
Monday 23rd was the birthday of William Smith – ‘father of English Geology’ and creator of the world’s first nationwide geological map. It was also a special day at the Geological Society – the launch of the year long celebrations of the 200th anniversary of Smith’s 1815 geological map … Continue reading
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