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 ...

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The impact of the asteroid 66 million years ago did not stop life from returning to normal for very long. New research shows ...

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 ...

The extinction of the dinosaurs has been a hotly debated topic for decades, and whether it was an asteroid, a volcanic eruption or even poisonous plant species. But researchers have found hard ...

Fossils reveal dinosaurs were flourishing in diverse ecosystems right up until the asteroid impact ended their reign.

The phrase "as dead as the dinosaurs" is an unfortunate one. Not only are the dinosaurs alive and well (they're known as "birds" these days), but it also implies the famed dinosaur giants from the ...

The Chicxulub asteroid strike is well-known for its role in dinosaur extinction, but new findings suggest it might have been part of a duo. A second asteroid impact might have occurred around the ...

The end of the dinosaurs was clearly linked to an asteroid impact that brought the Cretaceous period to a close. But the details of their end have remained a matter of debate since the impact crater ...

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