December 2011/January 2012
Editorial
- Building bridges - Ted Nield applauds a new 'citizen science' initiative aimed at preserving information from temporary excavations
- Know your limits! - Martin Lack reminds us that, as European countries strive to resume economic growth, this is a world of finite resources
Geonews
- When Earth gets the bloats - Monique Tsang reports on a fossil drainage system that reveals mantle convection-induced topographic changes
- Glimpses of the past - John Powell, Gemma Nash and Patrick Bell urge everyone to get logging with BGS's new 'citizen science' website
Society News
- Honorary Fellowship - Dr Carlos Washington Rapela
- Rare book of the month - Michael McKimm on Dr Beringer's Lithographiae Wirceburgensis 1726
Features
- Third of Forth - John Brown and Tom Berry reveal how ground investigations for the Forth replacement Crossing are redefining the geology of the Firth
- Double-crossed Nicol - Howard Falcon-Lang digs thedirt on the dastardy palaeobotanist who tried to steal William Nicol's glory
Online Special
- Boundary Issue - Nicol Morton, Former Chair of the International Subcommission on Jurassic Stratigraphy, describes the process of defining the System's base, and hammering in the 'golden spike'
Books & Arts
- Two new book reviews by Ian Sims and Joanna Wragg
People
- Distant Thunder - Risen from the ashes: Nina Morgan discovers a Christmassy map app...
Letters
Sticks & Stones
Crossword