The asteroid impact that triggered the extinction of the dinosaurs may also have created one of Earth's most enduring habitats for life.

Dinosaurs weren’t dying out before the asteroid hit—they were thriving in vibrant, diverse habitats across North America. Fossil evidence from New Mexico shows that distinct “bioprovinces” of ...

Scientists are increasingly worried we may be witnessing the start of the “sixth mass extinction” – the first to be caused by ...

The asteroid that caused the extinction of the dinosaurs also created an underground environment suited to supporting new life, and new research suggests it lasted for millions of years longer than ...

The end of the dinosaurs was clearly linked to an asteroid impact that brought the Cretaceous period to a close. But the details of their end have remained a matter of debate since the impact crater ...

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 ...

The asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs didn’t keep life down for long. New research shows that microscopic plankton began evolving into new species within just a few thousand years—and ...

A speculative paper argues that ancient planetary flybys may have helped trigger some of Earth’s mass extinctions.

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) successfully demonstrated "Planetary Defense" technology to prevent asteroid ...