Sometimes the face of the earth changes extremely rapidly – as it did 66 million years ago at the end of the Cretaceous period: a celestial body about 15
Around 55 million years ago, something big begins: the Alps form. The land rises, the sea recedes. The coast now lies to the north of here. Subsequently
A cell with a protective membrane surrounding free-floating genetic material: that’s how simple the earliest lifeforms were built. The cells were able to
A bear is killed. This is not unusual in Canada in 2006. But it appears to be neither brown nor polar bear. A laboratory confirms that it is a hybrid. A
In history, what has not been written down tends to be forgotten. It is similar with life before our time: only about five percent of all species that ever
Stensen who? Nicolaus Steno, father of geology! Stensen zei je? Nicolaus Steno, de vader van de geologie!
Electricity is needed, no question. But what happens when so much electricity is produced that it is not used? The solution is storage. Water can help:
Hydrogen is a jack-of-all-trades: it can be used to power rockets, drive cars, heat houses or even generate electrical energy – and all in a clean way.
310 million years of change: the rocks of the Osnabrück region tell an eventful story. The establishment of a broad riverine landscape was followed by uplift
Fertilisers and pesticides, microplastics or other residues: our actions carry pollutants into the water and pollute it heavily in other ways as
