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 ...

There might still be dinosaurs living on Earth today — if not for the giant asteroid. It’s a long-debated issue, but now researchers say the idea Dinosaurs were in decline before the Chicxulub ...

Oregon football defensive coordinator Tosh Lupoi will be Cal’s next head coach, multiple sources reported Dec. 2. Lupoi, who played for... Why is your water glass trembling? It can’t possibly be ...

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 ...

Learn how the emergence of new plankton species started life's swift recovery after the asteroid impact that killed most ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Everyone knows what a bird is – and pretty much everyone knows what a dinosaur is. But not everyone is aware that birds evolved from dinosaurs approximately 160 million years ago. In fact, birds and ...