April 2007

Edtorial

War babies: Ted Nield on the undersold virtues of a good punch up the conker

Leader

A Year of preparation - Richard Fortey commends the Annual Report 2006

People

Carousel; Deaths; Shell Student Essay prize; 
Leeds's Long-distance cyclist - the first "Local Heroes" project to report - on Bill Ramsbottom, father of sequence stratigraphy
A sense of time - a geological marathon runner marks time

Geonews

Fair wind for Odysseus - the "Odysseus Unbound" project gest industrial boost

Society at Large

Corporate Affiliates hold a reception at the House of Lords; Lectures; Bicentennial Conference; Dining Club dates; From the Library; Government Consultations

Feature

The Tagish Lake Meteorite, by Joe McCall

Opinion

In praise of the USGS - David Strachan praises the USGS's record in predicting "peak oil"

Crossword

Sticks & Stones

By DUGZ. Dalston gets his own back - and is disappointed.