Geology
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Country Diary: Eshaness, Shetland A single raven appears from the gloom and hangs overhead, watching with naked curiosity
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Kate Ravilious on recent research throwing doubt on the theory that Yellowstone is sitting on top of a ‘hot spot’
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Climate change is altering global cycles to such an extent that the next ice age has been delayed for at least 100,000 years, according to new research identifying Earth’s deep-freeze tipping point
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Another major earthquake could hit Nepal’s Gorkha district within years rather than the centuries that usually pass between quakes
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What a load of rubbish we humans are
Sam LeithWe love dumping litter so much, we’ve accidentally launched a new geological epoch. Isn’t that just a little sublime?
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Country Diary Wenlock Edge, Shropshire The mist settles like a mood, yet these long nights and murky days are wonderful
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Scientists able to distinguish ‘signatures’ and sequence of mortar fire and other blasts remotely, revealing seismology as a potential aid during terror attacks
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The Yutu rover, part of the Chang’e-3 unmanned lunar mission, has identified a type of basalt unlike anything collected by previous Soviet or US missions
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Kate Ravilious on how the weathering of rocks can cause global temperatures to fall, leading to some of Earth’s most severe ice ages
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Other lives: Geologist and linguist who worked on British aid projects abroad for 20 years
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This seemingly supernatural event presents an opportunity for learning – both geological and beyond
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Country Diary: Hawthorn Dene, Durham Clocks askew as a wild rose with ripe hips still bears petals and the elder’s blossom appears as birds strip its berries
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Country Diary: Lynher Valley, Cornwall Autumn colours lighten the gloom, leaves brighten the path and the swollen river gushes
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Country Diary: Tilton Cutting, Leicestershire The railway excavators clawed through the soil and unearthed millions of ammonites
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Scientists have been warning for decades that human actions are pushing life on our shared planet toward mass extinction. Such extinction events have occurred five times in the past, but a bold new paper finds that this time would be fundamentally different. Fortunately, there’s still time to stop it.
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Visionary scientist Alfred Wegener was ridiculed for his radical theory of continental drift. A century later, his icy grave proves his point
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Kate Ravilous on the scepticism that greeted the first geophysicist to hypothesise about continental drift – a theory only accepted 60 years ago
Terrawatch Earthquake warning in the air?