A town with a Budweiser House and a Schafferer Museum, where traditional dishes include brennsuppe and Wurst sausages, where polkas and mazurkas are danced to the sound of an accordion, and whose inhabitants sport blonde hair while greeting you with “willkommen”, can only be located in Germany or Austria. Only? Well, no—because the place we […]
Amazonia
The First Dinosaurs Emerged in the Amazon and Remain Undiscovered There and in Other Equatorial Regions of South America and Africa
A recent study led by researchers from University College London (UCL) suggests that the remains of the earliest dinosaurs might still lie hidden in the Amazon and other equatorial regions of South America and Africa. This finding challenges previous conceptions about the origin of these creatures and raises new questions about their early evolution. The […]
Paleontologists Find the Fossil of a Giant Dolphin from 16 Million Years Ago in Amazonia
Discovering the Largest Fossil River Dolphin in the Amazonian Basin In the vast and enigmatic Amazon rainforest, a team of international researchers has made a remarkable discovery that sheds new light on the ancient aquatic life that once thrived in this region. The team, led by the University of Zurich (UZH), has uncovered the largest […]