Historical Geology

Frigid, remote and inhospitable the polar regions seem far removed from everyday lives. But these seemingly isolated ice realms shape life on our...

This edition reviews the results of Apollos 11, 12, 14, and 15. Included are approximately sixty new pages of text and forty new photographs and pi...

The Connemara region in Western Ireland is world-renowned for its outstanding geology that is blended with spectacular landscapes. This book and it...

Recent biodiversity studies, reported here for the first time, have shown that the molluscan fauna of the Gulf of Mexico is far richer and more com...

Rocks, more than anything else, underpin our lives. They make up the solid structure of the Earth and of other rocky planets, and are present at th...

Volume 32 (2013) of the internationally recognized and acclaimed yearbook series Palaeoecology of Africa publishes 9 new interdisciplinary scientif...

Illustrated with 200 barn sketches, diagrams, and maps, this book takes you on a journey through the St Croix River Valley. It grounds you in the g...

'A very well written book about geology and geological history' Sir David Attenborough, The Times'I travelled to Haverfordwest to get to the past. ...

How the idea of deep time transformed how Americans see their country and themselvesDuring the nineteenth century, Americans were shocked to learn ...

A gripping history of the polar continent, from the great discoveries of the nineteenth century to modern scientific breakthroughsAntarctica, the i...

Earth's climate has undergone dramatic changes over the geologic timescale. At one extreme, Earth has been glaciated from the poles to the equator ...

This book discusses the geological history of Britain from the early geological formation of the British Isles, through to the variety of currently...

The Holocene provides students, researchers and lay-readers with the remarkable story of how the natural world has been transformed since the end o...

Arc-continent collision has been one of the important tectonic processes in the formation of mountain belts throughout geological time, and it cont...

Revealing the incredible diversity of fossilised plants and animals preserved for millions of years, this book profiles 300 examples of the most co...

Rifted margins mark the transition between continents and oceans, which are the two first-order types of land masses on Earth. Rifted margins contr...

In Search of Ancient Tsunamis takes readers on a journey through the science of tsunamis and acts as a how to guide in the geology, geomorphology, ...

'A lyrical meditation on landscapes and cities, vivid reportage and a memoir. And also a beautifully realised and moving read.' Financial Times'A b...

A loving portrayal of our precious planet that offers easy-to-grasp discussions of scientific concepts and detailed examinations of Earth's tectoni...

Somervilles infectious enthusiasm and wry humour infuse his journey from the Isle of Lewis to southern England, revealing our rich geological histo...

This volume provides an overview of (1) the physical and chemical foundations of dating methods and (2) the applications of dating methods in the g...

Thoroughly revised and expanded from the 2012 edition (twice the number of pages, almost double the number of illustrations) this book pays tribute...

This book, based on papers from a symposium at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, shows the necessity of developing a new philosophy in plac...