Geobulletin alpha

Using rock evidence to colour the geological past 

"What colour was the world in the past? - using rock evidence and ‘the present is the key to the past’ to colour the geological world."This ELI involves a discussion, using the colours of unweathered surface rocks and ‘the present is the key to the past’ to give a coloured picture of past geological worlds.Related activities can be found in our 'Environment'

THE EUROPEAN FLAMINGO: STILT WALKERS OF ANTIQUITY 

European FlamingoAt dawn along the salt lagoons of the Mediterranean, the European flamingo rises like a soft-feathered sunrise, a sweep of pale rose and ember pink drifting across mirror-still water. Their long, reed-thin legs stitch delicate ripples through the shallows, while their downcurved bills — precision tools of evolutionary engineering — sift brine shrimp and algae with