Sixty-six million years ago all the non-avian dinosaurs went extinct. We know this because of the abrupt end to the fossil record for these creatures—one geological moment they were there, the next ...

At the start of the 1980s, the question of what forced dinosaurs and huge numbers of other creatures to become extinct 65 million years ago was still a mystery. By the decade’s end, that mystery was ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. The trailer also features some geological oddities. Supposedly a ...

Feb. 25 (UPI) --Roughly 66 million years ago, an asteroid or comet crashed down to the Earth's surface in what is now Chicxulub, Mexico, pushing dust and vapor into the atmosphere. Around the same ...

Widespread volcanic eruptions around 202 million years ago had a profound effect on Earth’s climate, triggering a mass extinction event that killed off three-fourths of the planet’s species, including ...

The asteroid or comet that smacked into Earth 66 million years ago might not be the only culprit behind the dinosaurs' demise. Two new studies in the journal Science examine the possible connection ...

Massive eruptions transformed the climate in the Triassic era, creating the conditions in which dinosaurs diversified into many more species. By Sam Jones The relationship between dinosaurs and ...