Portland stone: how a creamy British limestone became a symbol of empire and elitism

Stone from one small island was used in Buckingham Palace, the British Museum, St Paul’s Cathedral and many other landmarks.

Alice Butler-Warke, Lecturer in Sociology, Robert Gordon University • conversation
July 30, 2021 • ~8 min

We discovered a 115,000-year-old iguana nest fossil in the Bahamas

A trace fossil of an iguana burrow was discovered on San Salvador Island in the Bahamas. Estimated to be 115,000 years old, it is the first known fossil of its kind.

Melissa Hage, Assistant Professor of Environmental Science, Emory University • conversation
Dec. 9, 2020 • ~7 min

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ÖSYM • osym
March 18, 2012 • ~2 min

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