An asteroid strike 66 million years ago caused millions of species to go extinct—including many mollusks. By studying the ...

Learn more about how this hydrothermal system may have provided life on Earth with vital nutrients after the dino-killing ...

“After the Cretaceous mass extinction, there was a total shuffle in which ... While anything in the vicinity was immediately vapourised by the force of the impact, shockwaves spread the asteroid’s ...

However, you're more likely to read and hear about meteors, meteoroids, meteorites, comets, and asteroids online and in the ...

For most of human history, the overall population is believed to have remained quite low. But since the early 1800s, the ...

Hundreds gathered in Tenerife on Sunday to protest against the effects of mass tourism, calling for more sustainable practices in Spain’s Canary Islands. The demonstration, led by the group ...

When an asteroid struck Earth some 66 million years ... Some forest pollen disappeared after the impact, suggesting that the regions’ vegetation changed. Then the pollen slowly began to reemerge ...

It follows an earlier mass protest in April, signalling deepening frustration among island residents over the long-term viability of tourism-led development.

Mar. 17, 2025 — New modeling indicates the main belt asteroid (52246) Donaldjohanson may have formed about 150 million years ago when a larger parent asteroid broke apart; its orbit and spin ...