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A new detector could work out what’s causing a heat flow from the Earth’s interior. It may even solve the mystery of what powers the Earth’s magnetic field.
From crossing a road to fracking for oil, everything has inherent risks. At best, we can only aim to agree that, on balance, they are contained and justified.
50 years after the Moors Murders, UK police are still hoping to find a missing body. And scientists are working hard to help.
Are we headed to a magnetic reversal and all the global disruption that would bring? Enter archaeomagnetism. A look at the archaeological record in southern Africa provides some clues.
Fifty years on from a groundbreaking paper, geophysicists have progressed from believing continents never moved to thinking that every movement may leave a lasting memory on our planet.
It takes more than a quick scan for high-tech archaeology to reveal history’s secrets.
Advances in computer power mean archaeologists can now tell a huge amount about what’s underground without picking up a spade.
Cleo Loi was an undergraduate when she made a startling discovery. Her story shows how brilliance, dedication and imagination drive science.
What led to the second major earthquake to hit Nepal in less than a month?
The recent discoveries at Stonehenge, including ritual monuments, burial mounds and a long barrow, are wonderful examples of how archaeological geophysics can be used in areas where excavation is hard…
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Reader in Forensic Geoscience, Keele University
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Associate Professor of Archaeological Science, Flinders University
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Senior Research Fellow, Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia
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Professor in Earth Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, and Emeritus Professor of Mineral Physics, University of Cambridge
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Professor of Archaeological Science, University of Bradford
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PhD student in astrophysics, University of Cambridge
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Research Scholar, Academia Sinica
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Professor of Geophysics, University of Rochester
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Experimental Officer and Geophysical Researcher, University of Southampton
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Assistant Professor, Environmental Geophysics, University of Toronto
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Professor of Physics, Royal Holloway University of London
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Pro-Vice Chancellor: Global and Sustainability, Newcastle University
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Postdoctoral Associate in Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Cape Town
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Reader, School of Natural and Built Environment, Queen's University Belfast
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Senior lecturer in archaeology, UCL
