dinosaur

  • The Coolest Dinosaur-Age Discoveries of 2023

    The Coolest Dinosaur-Age Discoveries of 2023

    Dinosaurs’ reign on Earth ended explosively (and then dustily, as we’ll mention in this story) when an asteroid slammed into Earth some 66 million years ago. But the dinosaurs—and the diverse ancient creatures they shared the planet with—have kept many secrets locked away in their fossilized remains, secrets which paleontologists work tirelessly to extricate. Here…


  • Dust Doomed the Dinos, Scientists Say

    Dust Doomed the Dinos, Scientists Say

    We all know how the story goes: a large asteroid falls to Earth from space, slamming into the Yucatán Peninsula with 100 million megatons of force. The impact spawned tsunami waves best measured in miles and kicked up dust, soot, and sulphur that blotted out the Sun, causing the death of about 75% of Earth’s…