Geology: Ancient Sumatran supervolcano harmed the ozone layer and led to human population bottleneck

A catastrophic drop in atmospheric ozone levels around the tropics some 75,000 years ago caused a bottleneck in the human population, a study concluded. Ozone levels fell by half as a result of the eruption of the Toba supervolcano in Sumatra, experts from Germany‘s Max Planck Institute for Chemistry found. One of the Earth’s largest-ever explosions, Toba is … Read more

Geology: Ancient Sumatran supervolcano harmed the ozone layer and led to human population bottleneck

A catastrophic drop in atmospheric ozone levels around the tropics some 75,000 years ago caused a bottleneck in the human population, a study concluded. Ozone levels fell by half as a result of the eruption of the Toba supervolcano in Sumatra, experts from Germany‘s Max Planck Institute for Chemistry found. One of the Earth’s largest-ever explosions, Toba is … Read more

Leroy Sane opens up on ‘difficult’ first year at Bayern Munich but is focused on Germany’s Euros bid

Leroy Sane admits he has suffered from a ‘difficult’ first season at Bayern Munich following £38m move from Manchester City… but insists he is focused on putting his tricky year right by winning the Euros with Germany Leroy Sane has endured a mixed first season with German giants Bayern Munich  The 25-year-old won the Bundesliga … Read more

Pep Guardiola ready to cash in on £7m-rated Lukas Nmecha after impressing on loan at Anderlecht 

Pep Guardiola ready to cash in on £7m-rated Germany U21 star Lukas Nmecha after impressing on loan at Anderlecht with Manchester City boss looking to raise funds for Harry Kane and Jack Grealish moves Manchester City are prepared to sanction the sale of striker Lukas Nmecha Nmecha, who is valued at £7m, has impressed while … Read more

Treasure hunters are a step closer to finding the Amber Room after uncovering secret tunnels

A secret network of WWII tunnels thought to contain the long-lost Amber Room or other wartime treasures has been discovered at the site of Nazi Germany’s former eastern army HQ. The five entrances leading to the previously undiscovered system of underground corridors in what is now northeast Poland, has been described as the biggest discovery … Read more