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Scotland’s Earth-shattering secret: how to find a meteorite impact crater
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Scotland’s Earth-shattering secret: how to find a meteorite impact crater

Posted on June 10, 2019 by sarah • Leave a comment

Samuel Lickiss, Production Editor in the Geological Society’s Publishing House, on two papers published today in the Journal of the Geological Society with very different ideas about the potential location of a 1.2 billion year old meteorite crater in north west Scotland… Continue reading →

The Great Geoadvent: Door 4
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The Great Geoadvent: Door 4

Posted on December 4, 2018 by sarah • Leave a comment

Throughout advent, we’re sharing some of our favourite entries to Earth Science Week photography competitions past and present – all of which feature the beautiful geology of the UK and Ireland. Check back each day for a new image! Continue reading →

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Door thirteen

Posted on December 13, 2015 by sarah • Leave a comment

Today’s collection of photographs entered into our 100 Great Geosites photo competition are of the beautiful Glencoe, in the Scottish Highlands. Second only to the Cuillins in number of entries received, we could have made an entire calendar of Glancoes alone! Continue reading →

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Calling all amateur fossil collectors! Geologists appeal after new species of Ichthyosaur discovered in Scotland

Posted on January 12, 2015 by sarah • Leave a comment

A geologist at the University of Edinburgh’s School of Geosciences has encouraged fossil collectors to come forward with their finds, after a new species of marine reptile, described as ‘the size of a motor boat’, was discovered from fossils found on the Isle of Skye. Continue reading →

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Door 15: 3 Scottish Glens

Posted on December 15, 2013 by Florence Bullough • 2 Comments

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