April 2010

Into the fryer - Ted Nield finds himself in denial about agent nouns.
The day after tomorrow - Kathryn Goodenough (BGS) and the BGS Futures Team gaze into their crystal balls.

Greenly and the geological map of Anglesey - by Jack Treagus
Distant Thunder - Honouring Horner. Patrick Corbett (Heriot-Watt University) celebrates a Society Founder.
Obituaries

Cover Story: Change and decay - Sarah Day's nose for news sniffs out one of the smelliest stories ever
When the Med filled up - Ian Randall on the "Zanclean Flood" that ended the Messinian salinity crisis.
In Brief - Joe McCall's roundup of the news is an Online Special this month

Chartership guidance - Chartership Officer Bill Gaskarth on the Professional Report, Supporting Documents and CPD
Ground Professionals - register now! says Ivan Hodgson (Chair, EGGS). An online only extended version of the printed piece.
It IS what you know - says George Tuckwell, Vice President, on the importance of CPD
Rare book of the month club - a new monthly feature on the treasures of the Society's Rare Book Collection, by Assistant Librarian Michael McKimm
Petroleum Geoscience: 2010 and beyond. Phil Christie, editor, offers a glimpse into his plans for the jointly-owned Society journal.

Seepage and Stromatolites - Martin Hovland et al. believe that seepage plays a fundamental role in creating stromatolite structures
Joe McCall - In Brief
Ground Professionals - register now! says Ivan Hodgson (Chair, EGGS).

Sticks & Stones
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