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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...
66-Million-Year-Old Climate Shift After Dinosaurs ExplainedSixty-six million years ago, an asteroid strike and volcanic eruptions triggered a global climate catastrophe. Earth plunged into a deep fr...
How were dinosaurs’ last days on Earth before the asteroid hit? New evidence shows they were wiped out in their primeNew findings indicate dinosaurs were flourishing just before the asteroid strike. Fossils from New Mexico show diverse and healthy dinosaur...
Dinosaurs extinction: Not just asteroid, this could be reason for dinosaurs' extinctionA team of international researchers have come out with a study that has given another reason for the extinction of the dinosaurs that majes...
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...
Extinction Watch: Solitary in nature, very few in the wildThis is a solitary species that is most often seen alone or in pairs, and rarely in parties of 4-5, which perhaps are family groups. It fee...
- Dino-killing asteroid darkened earth for two years: Study
New York, Aug 22 (IANS) An asteroid that wiped off dinosaurs 66 million years ago would have also plunged earth into darkness for nearly tw...
Dinosaurs, Mars volcano went extinct about the same time: NASAThe research reveals that the giant Martian volcano Arsia Mons produced one new lava flow at its summit every one to three million years du...