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If you happen to be in Truro on the evening of Tuesday 19 July 2022, why not pop into Waterstones and listen to Adrian Spalding talking about his new book: Why Nature Conservation isn't Working - understanding wildlife in the modern world. For more details about this event click here. To see more information and reviews of the book click the cover below.

Well, we must be doing something right here at Siri Scientific Press, as it is a great pleasure to announce that founder, Dr David Penney, was awarded the Marsh Award for Palaeontology 2019 at a formal ceremony held at the Natural History Museum, London on 13 December. David Penney receiving the award from John Bennett The Marsh Awards recognise unsung heroes who have made a major contribution to the promotion of palaeontology, mineralogy or earth sciences. At the event, a short biography of David was read out as follows: "David was born in Manchester in 1968, and like most children,...

K. Chris Gass, the lead author of our recent title: Fossils of the Milwaukee Formation: A Diverse Middle Devonian Biota from Wisconsin, USA by Kenneth C. Gass, Joanne Kluessendorf, Donald G. Mikulic & Carlton E. Brett, recently gave a talk about his book at the University of Wisconsin Geology Museum for a meeting of the Madison Geology Club. Those who were unable to attend can see the talk by clicking the photo below and you can see more about the book by clicking the cover image which follows.  

If you are luck enough to be  attending the Lyme Regis Fossil Festival this year (this coming weekend), Steve Snowball and Craig Chivers will be signing copies of their new book: A Guide to Fossil Collecting on the West Dorset Coast, which will be available at the special festival price of £15. Steve will also have copies of his other book: A Guide to Fossil Collecting in England and Wales at the same discounted price. There will be limited copies available so if you really want a signed copy then please seek them out early on ... and enjoy the...

Dippy the famous Diplodocus dinosaur that has been on display at the Natural History Museum, London since 1905 will shortly be on the move and one of the stops will be Rochdale, where Siri Scientific Press is based. David Penney (black t-shirt) with Dippy at the NHM, London (photo by Dean Lomax) Indeed, the founder of Siri Scientific Press, Dr David Penney was contacted by Rochdale Council during the early stages of the bid preparation and asked to provide assistance with his palaeontological expertise, so we are very happy to have been a part of this successful bid and look...