"It sounds like science fiction or the stuff of Hollywood movies." ...

Spring is a time for budding flowers, tender green leaves and baby animals. But 66 million years ago, that gentle season ...

Evidence from key archaeological sites suggests a major cosmic explosion may have reshaped the climate and ecosystems of the late Pleistocene. Scientists are expanding the evidence supporting the idea ...

An ancient predatory dinosaur that lived 220 million years ago, Maleriraptor kuttyi, redefines carnivorous dinosaurs' origin ...

Over the past few generations, the world has experienced countless devastating natural disasters; but few are as sudden and ...

The American Museum of Natural History is opening a sweeping new exhibition, "Impact: The End of the Age of Dinosaurs," on November 17, tracing how a massive asteroid strike 66 million years ago wiped ...

"If 2024 YR4 strikes the Moon in 2032, it will (statistically speaking) be the largest impact in approximately 5,000 years," ...

Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) praised President Donald Trump’s teased healthcare plan, comparing its effect to the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs.

In the 1960s, when the possibility of an asteroid impact alarmed the American public for the first time, MIT students drafted ...

Newly dated fossils from New Mexico challenge the idea that dinosaurs were in decline—and suggest instead they had formed flourishing communities. Alamosaurus was one of the last dinosaurs from ...

What if the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs struck Earth today? This video explores the potential consequences of such an event, examining the immediate and long-term effects on life, climate, and ...