As they became more crowded after the dinosaur extinction event, the forest created layers of trees and plants, leading to the formation of an understory and a canopy.

As they became more crowded after the dinosaur extinction event, the forest created layers of trees and plants, leading to the formation of an understory and a canopy. Some plants, like grapes ...

Scientists have discovered levels of iridium 30 times greater than average in the Cretaceous/Tertiary (KT) boundary, the layer of sedimentary rock laid down at the time of the dinosaur extinction.

German scientists found evidence that the space rock came from the outer limits of our solar system, well beyond Jupiter, ...

Biology Evolution If dinosaurs hadn’t gone extinct, we may not have delicious grapes The pair have an evolutionary connection thanks to a 'forest reset.’ Laura Baisas Jul 1, 2024 5:00 AM EDT ...

The aftereffects of the collision resulted in the extinction of an estimated 75% of animal species, including most dinosaurs except for birds. But practically nothing of the asteroid itself remains.

Therizinosaurus dinosaur eggs, Late Cretaceous. getty Nearly 66 million years ago, a large asteroid hit Earth and contributed to the global extinction of dinosaurs, allowing the rise of mammals ...

Mass extinctions are very important to how life evolved on Earth. For example, when an asteroid hit the Earth 66 million years ago, the resulting dinosaur extinction led mammals to take their place.

Sixty-six million years ago, an almost nine-mile-wide meteor crashed into Earth and triggered a mass extinction of dinosaurs. But what if that’s not the whole story?