Geology – no meeting in May
May is the busiest month for academics with teaching and marking so unfortunately I haven’t been able to find a speaker for our meeting on 12 May. On this basis[…]
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The Castle Bank Biota – a Burgess Shale-like fauna from the mid-Ordovician in Wales – followup & discussion
This month Dr Joe Botting shared his exciting finds from the Castle Bank site with us. The site has yielded Burgess Shale-like creatures and, if proved correct, some of his[…]
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From fuming volcanic vents to extinction events – followup & discussion
This month Prof Prof Tamsin Mather spoke about volcanism and its part in the evolution of the planet and life. Tamsin asked that the link to the video only be[…]
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Dinosaurs new visions of a lost world – followup & discussion
This month Prof Mike Benton told us about what we know about dinosaurs and how we know it. He also shared some recent discoveries with us. The video of his[…]
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Articles Interesting article on how Mars’s complex volcanism, driven by vertical tectonics, provides insights into ancient crustal recycling, offering new perspectives on both Martian and Earth geology. Downloads The Australian[…]
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These are links to some free online courses on geological topics. There are loads more out there, if you find one you like please let me know on geology@u3acommunities.org and I’ll[…]
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Articles Interesting article on how Mars’s complex volcanism, driven by vertical tectonics, provides insights into ancient crustal recycling, offering new perspectives on both Martian and Earth geology. If you have[…]
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Geology Forum
Geology Forum Hosted by Mary Garbett Are you fascinated by this wonderful, dynamic planet we call home? Would you like to learn more about how the Earth works? Then join[…]
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