Fossils that seem to be sponges, one of the first groups of animals to evolve, have been found in rocks from north-west Canada that formed 890 million years ago.
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Fossils that seem to be sponges, one of the first groups of animals to evolve, have been found in rocks from north-west Canada that formed 890 million years ago.
The society’s lecture programme for Session 164 (2021-2022) has now been arranged.
Iceland could be the only exposed part of an entire continent that is mostly submerged beneath the Atlantic Ocean.
A consultation process into possible alternative routes for the A83 in the vicinity of the Rest and Be Thankful has been taking place.
A companion volume to A Guide to the Geology of Islay has now been published.
We are tentatively planning to run a residential excursion to Islay from Friday September 10 to Monday September 13 2021.
An obituary for Allan Hall, who was a past president of the society and died in January 2021, is now available on the website.
The society now has a formal method for dealing with requests from individuals or organisations for financial support, involving the use of a grant application form.
Analysis of recently fallen meteorites suggests that space rocks might have delivered water to Earth’s surface throughout its history.
A crowdfunding campaign has been set up to raise £100,000 for the erection of a statue of Mary Anning in Lyme Regis.