Jane Francis

Jane Francis, Director of the British Antarctic Survey, shares her passion for petrified wood and fossilized leaves. She discusses camping in Antarctica, ancient climates revealed by fossils, and the urgent need to plan for rising sea levels due to melting ice caps.

Geologists Jane Francis, Richard Corfield, and Carrie Lear discuss ice ages, the cyclical nature dating back billions of years, the significance of oxygen isotopes in paleoclimatology, sea level changes tracked through coral reef evidence, Antarctica's role in forming ice sheets, the influence of ice ages on human evolution, and reflections on Earth's climate history and future challenges.

Geologists Richard Corfield, Jane Francis, and Sanjeev Gupta discuss Britain's geological history, from the separation of land masses to the shaping of the landscape. They uncover how continental movements and climate variations influenced Britain's evolution over millions of years. From tropical climates to deserts, the podcast explores the diverse transitions in Britain's geological past.