PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS MEETING IS BROUGHT FORWARD TO THE 1ST MONDAY OF THE MONTH TO AVOID OUR FIELD TRIP THE FOLLOWING WEEK Edward Charlesworth (1813–1893) was a notable 19th-century palaeontologist, geologist, curator, inventor, fossil dealer, and scientific controversialist. Raised in Suffolk, he developed an early interest in fossils and geology, producing an important paper […]

An ever-growing range of extraordinary fossils is shedding new light on the history of life: colour patterns in dinosaur feathers and insect wings; DNA from an ecosystem two million years old; the love song of a Jurassic cricket, to name but a few. Medical imaging techniques and particle accelerators make it possible to see inside […]

(PTEE) The Permian-Triassic Extinction Event (PTEE) (c. 252 Mya) was the most severe extinction event that the Earth has experienced, with over 80% of the marine species and 70% of terrestrial species becoming extinct. The extinction event was the result of catastrophic climate change that occurred during a period of Permian warming and resulting in […]