Palaeontology: Prehistoric panda discovered in the Allgäu region

In the ‘Hammerschmiede’ fossil site in the Allgäu region, researchers have discovered bones that they [...]

Palaeontology: Previously unknown dinosaur species discovered near Madrid

Researchers in Spain have discovered a previously unknown species of dinosaur: a gigantic herbivore that [...]

Earth’s history: How the Mediterranean became a salt desert and then recovered

The Mediterranean was once almost completely dry, which is almost unimaginable today. It turned into [...]

Palaeontology: New predatory dinosaur discovered in Kyrgyzstan

A new discovery has significantly expanded the scientific data situation: the first theropod dinosaur discovered [...]

Dinosaurs apparently died out due to an asteroid and not a comet

The scientific debate about whether a comet or an asteroid hit the earth 66 million [...]

Deadly for dogs: suspected blue-green algae in the Hennesee near Meschede

For dogs, however, even the smallest concentrations of the bacteria are dangerous. Even with veterinary [...]

That’s why sharks are important for the ecosystem

A research group has emphasised the crucial ecological importance of sharks in the Anthropocene – [...]

Palaeontology: Could the T. rex have weighed 15 tonnes?

The largest T. rex found may not be the largest that ever existed. ‘Some isolated [...]

Palaeontology: Discovery in the USA – did dinosaurs live underground?

From small gliders to large herbivores – dinosaurs had extremely different lifestyles. However, these fascinating [...]

Luca: First ancestor of all living beings could have existed 4.2 billion years ago

Today’s living creatures have many things in common, including the use of the same genetic [...]