He noted that the modern Black Sea mirrors the hazardous conditions of its ancient counterpart, being (like Paratethys) largely devoid of life-sustaining oxygen. Its depths house hydrogen sulfide, a ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

The largest lake in Earth’s history is now in the Guinness Book of World Records. The Paratethys—or Lake Paratethys, if you will—and contained 10 times more water than all of Earth’s modern lakes. In ...

For the first time ever, research led by one of Utrecht University's earth scientists—Dr. Dan Palcu—has earned a place in the Guinness Book of World Records. His fascinating research shows the immense ...

The evolution of the Paratethys and Black Sea basins has been shaped by a complex interplay of tectonic activity, climate change and fluctuating hydrological budgets over millions of years. These ...