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Scientists reveal the terrifying 'second strike' that may have wiped out the dinosaurs after asteroid impactApproximately 66 million years ago, a colossal asteroid struck Earth, generating catastrophic global temperatures. As superheated debris ra...
Dinosaurs dynasty came to end 66 million years ago but reason behind apex predator's extinction on earth may be due to asteroid force more than one billion times the strength of the atomic blasts at Hiroshima, NagasakiSixty-six million years later, the story of the dinosaurs remains one of nature's most dramatic reminders that life on Earth can change sud...
Mystery surrounding the Silverpit crater solved: 160-meter asteroid hit the North Sea 45 million years ago and triggered 330-foot tsunami waves, say scientistsA 20-year-old mystery of the North Sea's Silverpit Crater has been solved. Researchers confirmed an asteroid or comet struck the region 43-...
In 1980, a physicist studying a thin clay layer found an iridium spike, and it wasn’t just trace metal: It became one of the biggest clues behind the dinosaurs’ extinctionIn a remarkable geological find in Italy, a delicate clay layer was uncovered, marked by unusually high levels of iridium—a rare element on...
Asteroid hit North Sea: Has the 20-year mystery of Silverpit Crater in 'world’s most dangerous sea' finally been solved?Asteroid hit North Sea: A long-standing scientific debate has finally been resolved: the Silverpit Crater beneath the North Sea was formed ...
Scientists uncover giant asteroid crater hiding in plain sight, and it changes everythingScientists have found a huge 900-meter-wide asteroid crater in Guangdong Province, China, three times more massive than the previously larg...
Amid 3i/Atlas alien buzz, scientist says we may be searching in the wrong places, they could be closer than we thinkProfessor Alex Ellery suggests alien probes might be disguised as space rocks within our solar system, potentially dormant on the Moon. He ...
Could a 3.2 billion-year-old meteorite the size of Everest have sparked life on Earth? Here's what we knowA study reveals that the S2 meteorite, estimated to be four times the size of Mount Everest, may have significantly influenced the emergenc...
Multiple asteroids may have contributed to dinosaur extinction, scientists revealNew research points to a second asteroid impact possibly contributing to the extinction of dinosaurs, challenging the long-held belief of a...
Asteroid’s impact may have led to mysterious 'Mega Tsunami’ on Mars, says reportAccording to a recent report, an asteroid’s impact on Mars may have been the cause of the mysterious "Mega Tsunami."
Mystery crater potentially caused by relative of dinosaur-killing asteroidIntriguingly, the crater, named "Nadir" after the nearby volcano Nadir Seamount, is of the same age as the Chicxulub impact caused by a hug...
Face to foot with day zero of the dinosNow, a fossil has reportedly been discovered of a Thescelosaurus neglectus, a 'small' 100-300 kg upright running dinosaur, in the palaeonto...
We've found the first ever ‘shocked' zircon crystal from Mars. It provides a new view on a critical aspectMars is currently the most popular exploration target to search for evidence of life elsewhere. Yet little is known about its early history...
- Dinosaurs could have survived had asteroid struck elsewhere: Study
Tokyo, Nov 11 (IANS) Dinosaurs might not have gone extinct had the the asteroid that hit Earth some 66 million years ago and triggered the ...
A look at five biggest meteor crashes of all timeThe oldest recorded meteorite, the Ensisheim struck earth on November 7, 1492, in Ensisheim, France. A 330-pound stone dropped from the sky...
'Big chill' after asteroid strike likely killed dinosaurs, suggests study
Asteroid impact, volcanoes together wiped out dinosaursAn asteroid impact 66 million years ago accelerated the eruptions of volcanoes in India for hundreds of thousands of years, dealing a one-t...
- Dinosaur-killing asteroid created India's Deccan Traps?
Massive dinosaur-killing asteroid that struck Earth 66 million years ago likely triggered most of the immense eruptions of lava in India, a...
Indian-American scholar to explore dinosaur extinctionGrants were also awarded to about 800 other US faculty members, according to the statement, who are conducting their research in 140 countr...
- Dinosaur whodunit: Is Shiva crater the missing link?
It could be the plot of a mega disaster movie. A huge asteroid, nearly 40 km in diameter, comes hurtling towards earth.