The scientists therefore conclude that the meteorite impact was the ultimate cause of the mass extinction event at the end of the Cretaceous period. A meteorite impact can result in a thick layer ...
More information: Lauren O'Connor, Terrestrial evidence for volcanogenic sulfate-driven cooling event ~30 ka before the ...
A new study finds that one of the hottest periods in Earth's history may have driven lampreys apart -- genetically speaking. The work could have implications for how aquatic species respond to our ...
They’ve lived through the ice age, the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs and brushed off an atomic blast just a mile away ...
Scientists have discovered levels of iridium 30 times greater than average in the Cretaceous/Tertiary (KT) boundary, the layer of sedimentary rock laid down at the time of the dinosaur extinction.
When Little Boy was dropped over Hiroshima by the Allied forces in 1945, temperatures in the city rose to 7,000°F from ground ...
Discover why scientists now believe volcanic eruptions did not play a role in the mass extinction of the dinosaurs.
Ichthyosaurs were reptiles that swam in the seas during the time of the dinosaurs. They evolved separately around 250 million ...
Volcanic activity in India altered the climate but didn't kill the dinosaurs; the Chicxulub meteorite did, by triggering an ...