Category: Palaeontology

‘They take you out of life, out of time’: a journey into Spain’s astonishing cave paintings

by The Guardian | Jun 2, 2026 | Archaeology, Art, Europe, France, Palaeontology, Science, Spain, The Guardian | 0 |

For tens of thousands of years, these Palaeolithic artworks were unseen. When they were rediscovered, onlookers marvelled at their vivid beauty. One of the world’s leading experts took me up closeThe aurochs, the mammoth and the...

Dinosaurs wiped out by asteroid, not volcanoes, researchers say

by The Guardian | Jun 29, 2020 | Dinosaurs, Fossils, Palaeontology, The Guardian | 0 |

Study says surge in volcanic activity could not have caused Cretaceous/Paleogene extinction eventA 66m-year-old murder mystery has finally been solved, researchers say, revealing an enormous asteroid struck the killer blow for...