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Earth's Earliest Forest

Fossilized trees and vegetation-induced sedimentary structures from the Middle Devonian (Eifelian) Hangman Sandstone Formation, Somerset and Devon, SW England.

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January 2025

Earth Science, Systems and Society joins the Lyell Collection

Discover how Earth Science, Systems and Society is shaping sustainability. The Geological Society’s Earth Science, Systems and Society (ES3) is now part of the prestigious Lyell Collection. This move brings a wealth of high-impact, open access research to a broader audience, strengthening the connection between geoscience and sustainability.

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Journal of the Geological Society

Scottish and Irish rocks confirmed as rare record of ‘snowball Earth’

A rock formation spanning Ireland and Scotland may be the world’s most complete record of “snowball Earth”, a crucial moment in planetary history when the globe was covered in ice, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.

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