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Crowdfunding campaign for Mary Anning statue
22 Jan 2021

Crowdfunding campaign for Mary Anning statue

A crowdfunding campaign has been set up to raise £100,000 for the erection of a statue of Mary Anning in Lyme Regis.

Crowdfunding campaign for Mary Anning statue
Dr Allan J Hall
13 Jan 2021

Dr Allan J Hall

The society is sorry to report the death of Dr Allan J Hall, who was president of the society from 1991 to 1994.

Dr Allan J Hall
Updated Aberfoyle excursion itinerary available
26 Nov 2020

Updated Aberfoyle excursion itinerary available

An updated version of the Aberfoyle excursion itinerary, prepared by Mike Keen, is now available on the website.

Updated Aberfoyle excursion itinerary available
Annniversaries page updated
26 Oct 2020

Annniversaries page updated

The Anniversaries page has been updated with extracts from the Proceedings for the anniversary years for the current session.

Annniversaries page updated
BGS launches the Big Borehole Dig
24 Oct 2020

BGS launches the Big Borehole Dig

BGS and the Dig-To-Share Project have launched a citizen science initiative to help improve the availability and accessibility of borehole data.

BGS launches the Big Borehole Dig
Glasgow Necropolis geological trail booklet
01 Oct 2020

Glasgow Necropolis geological trail booklet

The Glasgow Necropolis geological trail booklet, prepared by the Strathclyde Geoconservation Group, is now available to download from the website.

Glasgow Necropolis geological trail booklet
Earth may have formed with enough water to fill the oceans
15 Sep 2020

Earth may have formed with enough water to fill the oceans

Analysis of meteorites from the inner solar system hints that water may have arrived along with the rocks that formed Earth.

Earth may have formed with enough water to fill the oceans
Scottish Geology Festival
03 Sep 2020

Scottish Geology Festival

The Scottish Geology Festival has been organised by the Scottish Geology Trust and will run from 12 September to 31 October.

Scottish Geology Festival
Allosaurs may have been cannibals
22 Jun 2020

Allosaurs may have been cannibals

Bite marks on Jurassic dinosaur bones from Colorado suggest that allosaurs may have resorted to cannibalism.

Allosaurs may have been cannibals
All five of Earth’s largest mass extinctions linked to global warming
12 Jun 2020

All five of Earth’s largest mass extinctions linked to global warming

New findings suggest that, like the other four mass extinctions in geological history, the end-Ordovician extinction may also have been caused by global warming.

All five of Earth’s largest mass extinctions linked to global warming

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04 Mar 2025

Megaflood shaped Sicily as it refilled Mediterranean Sea

The megaflood that refilled the Mediterranean Sea 5 million years ago shaped Sicily’s hills.

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05 Jan 2025

Carbon may have helped Earth’s iron core solidify

A high concentration of carbon within Earth’s inner core could explain a long-standing mystery about how the deepest part of our planet froze solid.

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