The geological layer marks the point when the non-avian dinosaurs and many other species were killed by a cataclysmic event.

Approximately 66 million years ago, an asteroid larger than Mount Everest collided with Earth, forming the Chicxulub crater ... most dinosaurs, were eradicated by the end of this extinction ...

As the dinosaurs lived, they pooped and occasionally upchucked. In these bodily fluids (and solids) the extinct reptiles left evidence of their diet, and by proxy, their environments. The team stu ...

There is already so much known about dinosaur extinction, but not about their humble beginnings. “Unfortunately, climate change and mass extinctions are not just a thing of the past. By studying past ...

Nov. 15, 2024 — Hunted nearly to extinction during 20th century whaling, the Antarctic blue whale, the world's largest animal, went from a population size of roughly 200,000 to little more than 300.

Dinosaur Gertie's is a tribute to both animation history and the "California Crazy" architectural style of the 1930s. Created in 1914 by legendary cartoonist Winsor McCay, Gertie the Dinosaur was one ...

“We know a lot about their lives and extinction but not how they came about,” said Martin Qvarnström, lead author of a study on the rise of dinosaurs published Wednesday in the journal Nature ...

This well-known mass extinction event resulted from a colossal asteroid impact, creating the Chicxulub crater in present-day Mexico and obliterating approximately 75% of all species, including the non ...