New research sheds light on Giant’s Causeway

• New scientific research has dramatically revised the geological timeline for Northern Ireland's iconic Giant's Causeway.
• Scientists now believe the volcanic activity that formed the 40,000 basalt columns occurred over a significantly condensed period of just 5.5 million years, eight million years less than earlier estimations.
• The cutting-edge research was conducted by the Geological Survey of Northern Ireland (GSNI) and the British Geological Survey (BGS).
• This updated timeline allows researchers to more confidently connect Northern Ireland's volcanic events to a broader global context, including formations in Scotland, Greenland, and the Faroe Islands.
• The findings link the processes that created the Giant's Causeway to a globally significant volcanic event that also affected other North Atlantic regions around 60 million years ago.

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Scientists make discovery that changes what we know about The Giant’s Causeway