Dinosaurs weren't in decline when an asteroid smashed into Earth and wiped them out, scientists say. Instead, the idea that dinosaur diversity was declining before the asteroid struck 66 million years ...

The researchers are not the first to propose that the space rock belonged to a group of asteroids that formed beyond the orbit of Jupiter. Their findings, however, strengthen the case thanks to a rare ...

A site in the San Juan Basin of northwestern New Mexico is providing a rare glimpse into the last days of the dinosaurs.Rocks and fossils at the Naashoibito Member site show an ecosystem that was ...

Human activity may be triggering the greatest extinction event since the asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs, according to scientists. Their study, based on a review of decades of research on ...

Dinosaurs’ extinction “re-engineered” Earth’s surface, according to new research. The reptiles had such an “immense” impact on the planet that their sudden exit led to wide scale changes in landscapes ...

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When the big asteroid hit Mexico 66 million years ago, it set off wildfires, tsunamis and massive clouds of dust that darkened the skies, killed much of Earth’s plant life and triggered a chain of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. Dinosaurs had such an immense impact on Earth that their sudden ...

Some of their dinosaur-like traits are their bone structure, strong leg muscles for bipedal walking, sharp claws, and the ability to defend themselves by kicking. The Triassic-Jurassic Extinction ...

Move over, TikTokers. It's time to shine a spotlight on some of the earliest influencers around: dinosaurs. When these ecosystem engineers were in... Love fruit? Thank dinosaur mass extinction Move ...