The megaflood that refilled the Mediterranean Sea 5 million years ago shaped Sicily’s hills.
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The megaflood that refilled the Mediterranean Sea 5 million years ago shaped Sicily’s hills.
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.
Three Scottish sites have been recognised by International Union of Geological Science (IUGS) in its recently announced “second 100” list of internationally important geological locations.
The Anniversaries page has been updated with extracts from the Proceedings for the anniversary years for the current session.
Researchers have discovered a site that was buried by a Pompeii-style volcanic eruption during the Cambrian period, leaving trilobites outlined in exquisite detail.
The society is offering a copy of the Scottish Journal of Geology for 2024 (vol 60 parts 1 & 2), printed in colour, to members for £10.
The Scottish Geology Trust’s Geosites project intends to put all of Scotland’s best geology sites on an interactive, online map.
The largest volcanic eruption of the Holocene happened off the southern coast of Japan about 7300 years ago and produced more than three times as much material as the eruption of Mount Tambora in 1815.
Glasgow City Council has granted £450,000 towards essential repairs to the Fossil Grove.
The changing flow of nutrient-rich soil across the planet as the continents shifted seems to have been a key driver of evolution and biodiversity.