July 2010

Deepwater - Ted Nield remembers the 11 workers who died on the rig Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico and wonders where sympathy for our industrial heroes has gone.
Vandalism by coring - Colin MacFadyen (Scottish Natural Heritage) is bored by irresponsible sampling

Distant Thunder - Nina Morgan remembers Thomas Hawkins and the thrills and chills of 19th Century science writing
In this month's print issue - Ellitsgaard-Rasmussen (2009) ,Stanton and Wright (2010)
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Cool sea and phosphorus's voyage - Harriet Jarlett explores a new interpretation of the Palaeoarchaean ocean
Deep waters - bitter taste. Ian Randall on a potential new poison threat to Bangladesh
Early bird feathers - Harriet Jarlett on some new fossils from China
In Brief - Joe McCall, 90 this month, reflects on the mysteries of evolution
Ask a Geologist - Dr Russ Evans (BGS) on why tides may have been more extreme in the distant past, but why it may also be impossible to detect their effects...

Special Education Feature: Field mapping for the digital age. Adler de Wind on a new international collaborative initiative between academe and industry.

No arguing with rocks, please - by Bryan Lovell
New politics - old problems by Nic Bilham
Chartership - CGeol, CSci or CEnv? by Bill Gaskarth
Rare Book of the month club! - Michael McKimm discusses a geological morality tale from 1750