Despite years of intensive research focusing on the extinction of non-avian dinosaurs 65.5 million years ago, a fundamental question remains: were dinosaurs already undergoing a long-term decline before an asteroid hit at the end of the Cretaceous? A study led by scientists at the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) and the GeoBio-Center gives a multifaceted answer. more

Ötzi ist noch immer für eine wissenschaftliche Überraschung gut: Einem internationalem Forscherteam ist der Nachweis von roten Blutkörperchen an den Wunden der 5000 Jahre alten Gletschermumie gelungen - und damit der älteste Blutnachweis überhaupt. more

Was the gigantic body size achieved by dinosaurs the result of special environmental conditions such as higher levels of oxygen in the atmosphere or warmer temperatures? A new study published in Biology Letters by Roland Sookias and Dr. Richard Butler of the GeoBio-Center, together with Dr. Roger Benson of the University of Cambridge, suggests not. more