All Geology
Dinosaur domination resulted from volcano-driven climate change
Added: 27 Sep 2021
The rise of dinosaurs coincided with environmental changes driven by major volcanic eruptions over …
UKRI funding to bring the public into the heart of five research projects
Added: 27 May 2021
UK Research and Innovation is encouraging people from across the UK to actively contribute to five …
Giant sea lizard fossil shows diversity of life before asteroid hit
Added: 14 May 2021
A further species discovery confirms the abundance and diversity of giant marine lizards in the Cre…
Jordan's water crisis should be a warning for the world
Added: 31 Mar 2021
It is very easy to take tap water for granted. But sobering predictions of recent research around J…
Positive 'tipping points' offer hope for climate
Added: 22 Mar 2021
Climate change mitigation is forever a balancing act. Environmental experts are beginning to unveil…
Ever had that sinking feeling?
Added: 7 Jan 2021
If you've found yourself wondering if you're sinking a little recently, that may be because you are…
Science priorities agreed for 2024 lunar exploration
Added: 9 Dec 2020
Planetary processes and polar resource potential prioritised by lunar science team. Researchers pre…
New international carbon dating standard
Added: 13 Aug 2020
Radiocarbon dating is set to become more accurate than ever after an international team of scientis…
Magma movements suggest long-term seismic risk for Northern Europe
Added: 11 Jun 2020
Scientists have discovered new evidence for active volcanism next door to some of the most densely …
Deep earthquake simulation may unravel geophysical mystery (video)
Added: 29 May 2020
New computer modeling by Magali Billen, professor of earth and planetary sciences at UC Davis, offe…
Ice-free Arctic seas by 2050
Added: 24 Apr 2020
Arctic sea-ice simulations suggest ice-free summers before 2050 despite rapidly reduced carbon emis…
Going round in circles
Added: 9 Apr 2020
Single use plastics are a staple in the lab – but they are also are part of the plastics pollution …
Time to reconcile science and philosophy
Added: 4 Nov 2019
Despite close historical ties, philosophy and science have had a bumpy relationship in the modern e…
UK government withdraws fracking support
Added: 4 Nov 2019
The government has withdrawn its support of fracking in England until further scientific evidence i…
Wellcome Trust on the hunt for best public engagement
Added: 16 Oct 2019
The Wellcome Trust has launched an initiative to find the best examples of public engagement projec…
Deep Carbon Observatory quantifies carbon emissions
Added: 8 Oct 2019
Humanity’s annual carbon emissions are between 40 to 100 times greater than all volcanic emissions,…
Game Theory: Bone Wars
Added: 23 Sep 2019
Games have never been more popular and in their column Dr Louise Robinson and Dr Ian Turner, take u…
Singing the praises of odd numbers
Added: 23 Sep 2019
Annoy peer reviewers and create an inclusive numerical policy? It’s a win win for Dr Matthew Partri…
The good, the bad and the brexit
Added: 16 Sep 2019
The new Government has been in place for only a few weeks now and in that time, we’ve already had a…
Celebrating the improbable
Added: 13 Sep 2019
Another year, another heart-warming evening commemorating the silly, unusual and often random side …