August 2009
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Editorial
- Heroic Age - Ted Nield reflects on the heroes of the geological past and why we envy them
- Bottling the Wind - Willy Stanton has an idea for making the wind blow when we need it
People
- Carousel; Deaths
- Bum rap - Nina Morgan explores the history of lost collections, Devonian rocks and the Gents' loo
- People Feature: Nuclear & present danger. George Tuckwell engages in a little role play in Kazakhstan
Geonews
- Forests of the polar night - Sarah Day reports on the hippos of the Eocene Arctic
- In brief - Joe McCall on buried mountains and a tale that needs a pinch pr two of salt...
Opinion
- Recycle or die - Sue Bowler interviews Harald Sverdrup about the looming threat of "Peak Metal"
Society at Large
- Watson in Piccadilly - the Janet Watson Lecture Theatre is opened with a celebration of Watson's life and work
- PERC Code endorsed by Society
Reviews
- Three new book reviews by Matthew Waterman, Joe Brennan and Chris Walley - and Sarah Day reviews an exhibition at Tate Modern, of works by Danish geo-artist Per Kirkeby.
Features
- Walking the roofbeam - Geoff Glasby celebrates the 90th anniversary of his Geology of India by looking at the life and work of its author, D N Wadia. Mike Searle contributes a modern tectonic perspective of Wadia's work.
In the regions
- Derby Day - Sarah Day breaches the Chalk barrier and visits the Midlands and Wales
Online special
- Taking SiLC - Kevin Eaton explains the new designation, Specialist in Land Condition.