Geology

A thin-section of a rock known as andesite, from the Soufrière Volcano, Guadeloupe, Lesser Antilles. The section reveals complex compositional zoning of the crystals forming part of the rock. Credit: Clare Connolly, Author provided

Bali’s Agung: Using ‘Volcano Forensics’ to Map the Past and Predict the Future

Richard John Arculus 02/12/2017

'Volcano forensics' involves a mixture of modern day monitoring...

A field photograph of the excavated ichthyosaur skeleton in the Katrol Formation near Lodai village, Gujarat. Caption and source: PLOS

What Do You Do When Palaeontology Itself Is Endangered in India?

Sreelatha Menon 20/11/2017

There are few researchers and fewer teachers studying vertebrate...

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Devapriya and the New Era of Indian Palaeontology

Nandita Jayaraj 05/11/2017

For a couple of weeks every year, a team...

An undated supplied image from Geoscience Australia shows a computer generated three-dimensional view of the sea floor obtained from mapping data collected during the first phase of the search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. Credit: Reuters/Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia)

MH370 Search Data Unveils Fishing Hotspots and Valuable Geological Data

Tom Westbrook and Jonathan Barrett 19/07/2017

The meticulous search of the missing plane in the...

A damaged and clamped pillar at Lakshi Narayan temple, Chamba, India. Damage likely to have occurred during the 1555 Kashmir earthquake. Credit: Mayank Joshi

How Two Temples Hold Clues About the Next Big Quake in Himachal

Nandita Jayaraj 03/08/2016

A new finding detailing the effects of earthquakes in...