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Geoscientist Online

Welcome to the online version of the Geological Society's Fellowship magazine.

Seepage-related stromatolites?

Artist's impression of exoplanet COROT 7b Does seepage play a stimulating role in the growth of stromatolites? Martin Hovland, Haakon Rueslåtten and Rolf Birger Pedersen think it might, in a response to last December's feature by Ken McNamara

The Oceans' Big Acid Trip

Plankton The world’s oceans are acidifying at their fastest rate for 55 million years, scientists say, with unknown consequences for the most basic elements of the food chain, the plankton. Ian Randall reports.

Earth's Hottest Place

3D crater of Erta Ale Dougal Jerram and Steve Smith visit active fissures and volcanoes in the hottest place on Earth (Afar, Ethiopia), and use the latest 3D laser scanning technology to build the ultimate 3D volcano as they look into the belly of the Earth.

YE-S to Planet Earth!

Members of YES The Young Earth Scientists’ (YES) Congress was held in Beijing in October 2009, bringing together the geologists, policy makers and politicians of the future. Joanne Venus describes the event and collects reactions from delegates.