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Meet our scientists at Doors Open Day | Lyell Centre, Edinburgh | Saturday 28 September 2019

Robots, marine creatures and dinosaurs will all be featuring at Doors Open Day at the Lyell Centre in Edinburgh on Saturday 28 September 2019.

Ancient mud helps predict Med’s wet winters

Plattform Leicher Kopie Mud taken from deep within Europe’s oldest lake is helping scientists understand how Mediterranean rainfall has varied over the past 1.4 million years, and how it could change in the future.