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Queen Mary lecturer Kathryn Yusoff .. said the hard science subject of geology was “riven by systemic racism” and colonialism.

‘She also suggested palaeontology, the study of prehistoric life through fossils, was partly to blame for racism, labelling it “pale-ontology”.’

‘In her book, Geologic Life, the professor argued the extraction of gold, iron, and other metals was racist. She wrote that geology began as a “colonial practice” that created hierarchies, promoted materialism, destroyed environments and led to climate change.’

“geology continues to function within a white supremacist praxis”.