Glen Roy a Geological Heritage Site
Glen Roy, a special geological area in the Highlands of Scotland, has gained recognition from The International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) Geological Heritage Sites
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Volcanic recycling secret
Ancient volcanoes could provide new insights into how the Earth’s surface is recycled, according to St Andrews scientists.
Oxygen in ancient atmosphere
New information revealed about the transformation of Earth's atmosphere into an oxygenated environment.
Geologists at St Andrews to help find new mineral deposits
University part of £4.2m European project
Unlocking one of the great secrets of Earth’s evolution
Settling a debate going back to Darwin
Indiana Jones and the snowball of doom
Understanding climate change with Professor F Hoffman.
When continents formed
Scientists work out age of Earth’s ancient crust.
Geoscientists investigate art rock movement
A St Andrews researcher is investigating the ancient Spanish rocks said to inspire surrealist artist Salvador Dali.
The buried secrets of earth’s past
Dr Ian Alsop studying rock folds in Oman.
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.