The buried secrets of earth’s past
Dr Ian Alsop studying rock folds in Oman.
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St Andrews researcher leading light
Dr Adrian Finch studies corals up to 1m years old.
Snowball earth proof in Scottish-irish rocks
Researchers have discovered evidence for an ancient glaciation in old Caledonian rocks - a previously undiscovered finding which indicates that the planet froze over during the 'Snowball Earth' period nearly 700 million years ago.
Sustainable development role for Professor
A University of St Andrews Professor has been appointed Vice- Chair (Scotland) of the UK's Sustainable Development Commission.
Journey to the bottom of the ocean
CAPTION: Dr Austin's colleagues, Helen Beddow-Twigg, Fiona Hibbert and Alix Cage trying out their survival suits.
Tiny star’s clues to climate change
CAPTION: Professor Andrew Collier Cameron, one of the St Andrews' scientists involved in the study.
Windfarms – friends not foes
Windfarms may be more popular than we think.
Polar populations
CAPTION: One of the polar bears spotted by Tiago during his trip. CREDIT: Tiago Marques.
Environmental history centre launched
Academics at the Universities of St Andrews and Stirling will this week officially launch a joint research centre for environmental history, with special reference to the history of waste.
EUR1m project to save Europe’s threatened coasts
CAPTION: The sunrise and swans at the Eden site with St Andrews in the background.