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Dobson - Nature

Understanding the D'' region

Plate tectonic theory was the most significant breakthrough in geophysics in the last half-century: it explained many of the surface features of Earth and linked them to convection in the Earth’s silicate interior, the mantle.
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Dobson - Nature

Understanding the D'' region

Plate tectonic theory was the most significant breakthrough in geophysics in the last half-century: it explained many of the surface features of Earth and linked them to convection in the Earth’s silicate interior, the mantle.
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Published: Jun 24, 2013 12:07:38 PM

Microfossils Reveal New Biomineralization Styles

Microfossils Reveal New Biomineralization Styles.

Calcareous microplankton shells form the dominant components of ancient and modern pelagic sea-floor carbonates are widely used in palaeoenvironmental reconstructions.
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Published: Jun 20, 2013 5:32:53 PM

RockRoom Exhibition

Rock Room Exhibition

This Friday, May 31st, the Rock Room will play host to a special one off pop-up exhibition staged by the Graduate Sculpture students from the Slade School of Fine Art.  More...

Published: May 29, 2013 4:06:03 PM

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PhD Studentship

Melting curves of alkali metals from first principles calculations. More...

Published: May 29, 2013 12:53:37 PM

Planetary Geology Book

Planetary Geology: An Introduction

A second edition of Planetary Geology: An Introduction book will be published by Dunedin Academic Press at the end of June 2013 More...

Published: May 15, 2013 4:19:39 PM

Katharine Giles

Dr Katharine Giles - An Appreciation.

It is with great sadness that we report that our talented friend and colleague, Dr Katharine Giles, died in a road traffic accident while cycling to work on the morning of Monday 8th April.  More...

Published: Apr 11, 2013 7:04:14 AM

Carbon in Earth Book

Carbon in Earth

On March 4th 2013, the Deep Carbon Observatory (DCO) launched their new landmark book “Carbon in Earth” at the US National Academy of Sciences in Washington DC.
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Published: Mar 8, 2013 2:43:02 PM

Climate change clues from tiny marine algae

Climate change clues from tiny marine algae - ancient and modern.

Microscopic ocean plankton called coccolithophores are providing clues about the impact of climate change both now and many millions of years ago.
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Published: Mar 4, 2013 1:46:51 PM

Impact! Pop-up Exhibition

Impact! Pop-up Exhibition

The Rock Room will be hosting a special one-off pop-up exhibition between 12.30 – 3pm on Friday, March 1st, curated by UCL and Birkbeck PhD students from the Centre for Planetary Sciences. More...

Published: Feb 27, 2013 1:09:36 PM

BP Ultimate Fieldtrip 2013

BP Ultimate Fieldtrip 2013

Congratulations to Earth Sciences Team Greenough which made it through to the semi-finals of the BP Ultimate Field Trip competition.
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Published: Feb 20, 2013 12:51:00 PM


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