| PROGRAMME FOR 2010/2011 | ||
| September
1st Signatures of Catastrophe |
Mark Gibbons | What happens when you really do 'catch a falling star'? Collisions of extraterrestrial objects with the Earth were not considered significant until a very short while ago. Geologists did agree that small pieces of iron and rock occasionally struck Earth, but the only visible remains were small meteorites to collect and display in museums. In the last few decades we have come to realise that past impacts are more abundant, larger, more geologically complex, more economically important, and more biologically significant than anyone ever imagined. Some of these impacts were huge, some of them were recent. This talk examines the breakthroughs in understanding that have allowed us to determine conclusive evidence of impact events on Earth, and to search for more. |
| October 6th |
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| November 3rd Earthworm Research |
Dr David T Jones Natural History Museum. |
Earthworms, their place in the eco system and the science behind the
processes.
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| December 1st |
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| January 5th |
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April 6th |
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