Sixty-six million years ago, a 6 mile wide asteroid slammed into Earth and erased more than 75% of life on Earth in a geological instant. The catastrophe that ended the age of Tyrannosaurus and ...

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

Steven Spielberg’s The Dinosaurs on Netflix swaps fiction for fossil truth. With Morgan Freeman narrating and ILM creating ...

In an Australian crater, researchers have unearthed a very rare type of zircon, a semi-precious stone typically used in jewelry. This mineral is known as ...

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

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.

Abstract: Impact craters play a crucial role in planetary science, as they serve as windows into the geological evolution of planetary surfaces and are key considerations in selecting landing sites.

The impact of the asteroid 66 million years ago did not stop life from returning to normal for very long. New research shows that life, particularly marine life, recovered much more quickly than ...

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 ...

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 ...

Warming global temperatures have led to rising sea levels, which pose a risk to residents of small island nations such as the Marshall Islands. Scientists said that the water could rise by two meters ...