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 [...]

History of prehistoric crustaceans: Fascinating survival over millions of years

Prehistoric crustaceans, scientifically known as Anostraca (gilled crustaceans), are one of the oldest and most [...]

History of palaeontological research

Palaeontology is the scientific discipline that deals with the study of fossil remains and traces [...]

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 [...]

Feeding Triops on holiday: How to go on holiday without worries

Summertime is holiday time and as a Triops breeder and aquarist you want your Triops [...]

That’s why sharks are important for the ecosystem

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

Aquaristics in Spain: A journey through Spanish underwater worlds

Aquaristik ist ein faszinierendes Hobby, das weltweit immer mehr Menschen begeistert – und auch in [...]

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

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