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.

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

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

A University researcher found evidence that a new species evolved faster than previously thought after a mass extinction ...

An iconic Disney ride, part of the Disney World park since 1988, has closed as the company prepares to replace it with a new ...

Today is the last day to ride DINOSAUR at Disney's Animal Kingdom. The attraction opened on April 22, 1998, as Countdown to Extinction - one of the original attractions when Animal Kingdom first ...

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

Say it isn't so! After nearly 30 years, a fan fave is shutting down. What will replace it? And when can you visit? We have all the details.

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 ...

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 ...