Palaeontology: A well-preserved baby mammoth has been discovered in Russia

Russian scientists have recovered the exceptionally well-preserved remains of a 50,000-year-old baby mammoth. The carcass [...]

German Oceanographic Museum in Stralsund: Still without fish

The museum was closed for three years for extensive remodelling work, but even after its [...]

Palaeontology: LWL releases publication

The archaeological highlights of the past year include impressive finds such as lead ingots weighing [...]

Palaeontology: Mammal ancestor with sabre teeth discovered on Mallorca

The first true mammals emerged around 200 million years ago, but the roots of their [...]

Palaeontology: Species of pterosaur discovered in Argentina

Around 230 million years ago, some 80 million years before the advent of birds, pterosaurs [...]

AI and palaeontology: more dinosaurs once lived in the UK than previously thought

Palaeontologists at the University of Southampton have used artificial intelligence to analyse the structures of [...]

Palaeontology: Sabre-toothed tiger mummy discovered in the eternal ice of Siberia

Spherical paws, a round head and plush, dark fur: a Russian research team has discovered [...]

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 [...]