Geology Today

Published on behalf of The Geologists' Association and The Geological Society of London

Edited by:
Peter Doyle

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Geology Today provides an essential read for all Earth Scientists - amateur and professional.

• Articles and Features review topics of current interest in the Earth Sciences - written for the general reader by experts in the field.
  
• News and Briefing columns report on news from the geological community, recent research that has appeared in the specialist journals, geological happenings and discoveries and geological conferences.
  
• Fossils Explained and Minerals Explained are two regular series looking at the origins, classification and identification of fossils and minerals.
  
• Building Stones Explained is a new series introducing the most common stones used in the Industry.
  
• A lively Correspondence section allows readers to air and share their views and to respond to items appearing in the journal.

TopNews and Announcements

*New *- European Geological Societies member subscription rate
Members of European Geological Societies can now benefit from a member subscription rate of €56.

Online content now available back to Volume 1
All back issues of this journal are available online.  Click here to browse contents and abstracts.  For further information on how to access these articles please visit our Librarian Site.

Free Online Access in the Developing World
Access to this journal is available free online within institutions in the developing world through the OARE Initiative (Online Access to Research in the Environment) in conjunction with UNEP, the United Nations Environment Programme.

TopHighlights

Selected papers
The following articles demonstrate some of the topics published in the journal over the last few years. Click on any title to view the paper free of charge.

The flooding of New Orleans
Tony Waltham

Is the Greenland Ice Sheet in a state of collapse?
Poul Christoffersen & Michael J. Hambrey

Kola Peninsula, minerals and mines
Francis Wall

Astrobiology: the search of life beyond Earth
Monica Grady

Environmental Geophysics
Peter Styles

The sedimentary signature of deserts and their response to environmental change
Nigel Mountney

News and comments
Including high-resolution images for "Alpine ice in retreat"

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