We know the main reason that the age of the dinosaurs came to an end: an asteroid impact on the Yucatán Peninsula some 66 million years ago. But how the dinosaurs’ reign began is far less clear—and ...

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

New research shows marine life evolved within 2,000 years after the dinosaur killing asteroid impact 66 million years ago. Winter storm drone footage shows frozen scenes from Texas to New York Jarrett ...

This piece is part of a special project on deep time examining what the Western U.S. was like thousands, millions and even billions of years ago, and how that history is still visible and ...

An AI-driven study using a massive global fossil dataset shows the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs caused only a small drop in shark and ray species A groundbreaking new study using advanced ...

MIDLAND, Texas — You may have seen posts circulating on social media claiming an asteroid or meteor struck near Midland and Ector County early Sunday morning. According to the posts, videos ...

In the aftermath of the giant asteroid that crashed into the Yucatan Peninsula about 66 million years ago, approximately 75% of all species on Earth were wiped out, including the dinosaurs. Among ...

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Conservationists in Lake Huron’s Saginaw Bay are working to bring back the lake Sturgeon. The Lake Sturgeon has existed virtually unchanged for more than 130 million years. It survived a meteor impact ...

HoYoverse has announced it is teaming up with Duolingo, the renowned language learning site and app, to promote an in-game quest for language enthusiasts. From December 8 – to 27th, there is a limited ...

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Stargazers will get a treat this weekend! The Leonid Meteor Shower, an annual meteor shower that has some of the fastest shooting stars—around 44 miles per second!—is enchanting the sky in a few days.