Organisation: Department of Earth Sciences

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Key evolutionary fossils uncovered

FOSSILS of some of the first life forms to make the pivotal jump from the oceans to land have been found on the edge of a remote Scottish loch.

Thu, 14 Apr, 2011

Flight disruptions 'well into next week'

Irish airspace is facing massive disruption for a week as weather conditions are set to continue pushing the volcanic ash cloud across the country, it emerged today.

Sat, 17 Apr, 2010

Health risk from ash ‘unclear’ say experts

HEALTH experts admitted yesterday that they did not know the health risks arising from the volcanic ash cloud spreading across Europe.

Sat, 17 Apr, 2010

Stunning detail captured in Mars pictures

STUNNING pictures taken of the surface of Mars by an orbiting European spacecraft were released yesterday.

Sat, 24 Jan, 2004