School Of Earth Sciences

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A computerised image of Megalodon swimming after a pod of dolphins. Photograph: Corey Ford/iStock
Prehistoric mega-shark could have fins as large as a human

The entire size of a prehistoric mega-shark made famous in Hollywood films has been revealed in a new study. Previously only the length of the Otodus(...)

Paul Wagstaff, senior agricultural adviser with Self Help Africa.
Shifting rainfall patterns a growing threat to farming in sub-Saharan Africa

One of the more ominous indicators of climate change in sub-Saharan Africa has been the dramatic recent shifts in rainfall patterns. With rain-fed agr(...)

Prof Malcolm MacLachlan and and Prof John J. Walsh have been awarded gold medals by the Royal Irish Academy for their respective contributions to psychology and geology. Photo: John T Ohle Photography.
Work of geologist, psychologist recognised by Royal Irish Academy

Irish academics Prof Malcolm MacLachlan and Prof John J. Walsh have been awarded gold medals by the Royal Irish Academy for their “world-renowned cont(...)

Dr Aggie Georgiopoulou and Dr David McNamara aboard the JOIDES Resolution, sailing in the sourthern Pacific. Photograph: Dr Erin Todd
Drilling the seabed for answers to Earth’s mysteries

Sometimes when you want answers, you have to go digging. Or maybe drilling deep below the seabed. Two researchers have swapped dry land in Ireland for(...)

The Canadian Ambassador to Ireland, Kevin Vickers, is presented with a water sample from the deep ocean by Dr Caroline Cusack and Dr Peter Heffernan of the Marine Institute. Photograph: Andrew Downes
Across the North Atlantic with the Go-Ship ocean survey

Because our planet is changing at a pace more rapid than at any time in human history, continuous monitoring of our oceans is now an important endeavo(...)