Helium-3 dating reveals new plankton species emerged within thousands—and sometimes just 2,000—years after the dinosaur-killing impact, showing life recovered far faster than assumed.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new study reveals dinosaurs in New Mexico were thriving just before the asteroid impact that ended their reign, overturning long ...

The catastrophic impact of an asteroid 66 million years ago brought death and devastation on Earth—but also fascinating new life.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New research shows marine life evolved within 2,000 years after the dinosaur killing asteroid impact 66 million years ago. (CREDIT ...

The idea that extreme climate change could one day cause a mass extinction and end the human dominance is not as farfetched ...

Boulder, Colo., USA: Sixty-six million years ago, the dinosaurs had a really bad day when a colossal asteroid impact spurred their extinction. But even though those reptilian megafauna get all the ...

A new study using advanced artificial intelligence (AI) has revealed that the asteroid strike that wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago caused only a modest decline in shark and ray species.

WACO, Texas — A new study published on Thursday, co-authored by researchers from Baylor University, New Mexico State University, the Smithsonian Institution and several international collaborators, ...

Tiny, tooth-sized fossils have just reshaped the story of our deepest ancestry. Paleontologists have discovered the southernmost remains ever found of Purgatorius—the earliest-known relative of all ...

Of all the mysteries surrounding dinosaurs, none has sparked more debate than how their era ended—was it a gradual decline or a sudden catastrophe? A new study led by Andrew Flynn of New Mexico State ...