After the asteroid smashed into Earth around 66 million years ago, it didn't take life that long to rebound, a new study ...

Some 66 million years ago, life on Earth had a pretty bad day. The infamous Chicxulub asteroid slammed into the planet. The ...

The catastrophic impact of an asteroid 66 million years ago brought death and devastation on Earth—but also fascinating new life.

The asteroid that struck the Earth 66 million years ago devastated life across the planet, wiping out the dinosaurs and other organisms in a hail of fire and catastrophic climate change. But new ...

A new scientific study reveals that life recovered much faster than expected after the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs.

An artist's interpretation of life and death after the asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs. The three hair-covered forms (left) represent species of plankton found inside the crater made by ...

For decades, the asteroid that ended the reign of the dinosaurs has stood as a symbol of total planetary devastation. But hidden within the chaos it unleashed was the seed of a biological rebirth. In ...

The impact dinosaurs had on Earth was so big that their extinction seems to have caused dramatic and wide-ranging changes to ...

When the Chicxulub impactor hit, the animals that had the best chance of surviving turned out to be those with wings. See how new finds are reshaping the story of how birds evolved.

Early last year, asteroid 2024 YR4 caught the public’s attention as its chances of hitting Earth in the near future climbed ...

For the last couple of years, NASA has been observing an asteroid that could be hurtling towards the moon in a matter of years. Scientists believe that Asteroid 2024 YR4 - which was discovered two ...