Entertaining stories of the fun, freedom, excitement, boredom, exhilaration and at times sheer terror that came with being a field geologist in the days before satnavs, mobile phones and 24/7 communication.

Mary Anning’s story is fascinating in its own right - so why make it up?

Created in collaboration with Oxford University Museum of Natural History and showcasing the best of William Smith’s archive, STRATA traces the life and work of William Smith from apprentice surveyor to scientific icon.

In his new book, Breakthroughs in Geology, Graham Park, Emeritus Professor of Tectonic Geology at the University of Keele, UK, describes the ideas that he believes have transformed earth science.

A comprehensive account of this efficient CO2 fixer and super plant. Edited by Jonathan and Alexandra Bujak The Azolla Story ebook is now available on Amazon.

Rocks have long inspired poets, so this event brought together poets and geoscientists to discuss how, in an era of climate change, their disciplines can influence each other and to further encourage the rocks to speak.

These geologically oriented tours of some of North America’s most iconic landscapes will certainly satisfy the most ardent geoscientist as well as the curious layman in Gary L. Prost's Geological Tours of The World: North America's Natural Wonders (Two Volume Set), published by CRC Press in 2020.

This new volume of J.G. Ramsay's Folding and Fracturing of Rocks, edited by Bond and Lebit, offers 14 case studies related to rock folding, fracturing and strain from the UK, USA, Greece, the Dead Sea and China.

Review of Environmental Considerations Associated with Hydraulic Fracturing Operations: Adjusting to the Shale Revolution in a Green World, by James A. Jacobs and Stephen M. Testa Wiley, New York, 2019.

A selection of over 100 images from retired geology professor Tony Waltham have been compiled in an excellent new book, called World of Geology: Travels to Rocky Places.

Oil and gas in Africa – resource curse or blessing?

Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI, by American journalist David Grann

An exquisitely produced new book celebrates and completes William Smith’s seminal unfinished work "Strata Identified by Organized Fossils" – and demonstrates the extraordinary skill of early nineteenth-century engravers and map makers.

A history of some of the greatest geological minds introduces us to important geological controversies in this book "Great Geologists" by Mike Simmons.

A review of Michael Stephenson's book titled: "Energy and Climate Change: An Introduction to Geological Controls, Interventions and Mitigations" published in 2018 by Elsevier.