New Scientific Discovery Reveals Origin of Giant’s Causeway
Scientists have made a globally significant discovery regarding the formation of the Giant’s Causeway. This new finding changes previous understandings of the iconic geological site.
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Globally significant volcanic event formed Giant’s Causeway, scientists find
Geochronologists say Antrim coastline’s basalt columns developed over 5.5m years – 8m less than thought For centuries, the tale has been passed from generation to generation: how the Irish giant Finn McCool built the Giant’s Causeway in Northern Ireland to fight Benandonner, his Scottish rival, by hurling chunks of the Antrim coastline into the sea. Now, scientists have revealed it was intense volcanic activity during a “major globally impacting volcanic event” – and not a legendary battle be...
By Donna Ferguson
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The research has significantly updated the understanding of when specific volcanic events happened in Northern Ireland
By Danyel Vanreenen
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