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Recent research published in the Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology provides insight into the destruction caused by ground movements at Pissouri Cyprus
A new study in the Journal of the Geological Society could hold the key to the search for life on other worlds. Read our blog for more.
A specimen described in Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society is the star attraction in the Yorkshire Museum’s exhibition, Yorkshire’s Jurassic World,
Dozens of giant footprints discovered on Skye are providing rare evidence of dinosaur evolution in the Middle Jurassic epoch.
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The Geological Society of London is delighted to announce the recipients of our 2019 awards, to be presented at President's Day on 6 June 2019.
The Wollaston Medal, our highest award, is this year presented to Professor Edward Stolper, William E. Leonhard Professor of Geology at Caltech.
Announcing the two winners of the first ever ZEISS-GSL Scholarship, awarded for innovative microscopy in Earth science related projects.