Massive volcanic eruptions on the Indian peninsula have long been proposed as an alternative cause for the demise of the ...

While volcanism caused a temporary cold period, the effects had already worn off thousands of years before the meteorite wiping out the dinosaurs impacted.

The origin of mammals is shrouded in mystery, but every fossil clue helps rewrite the story. A new discovery on a ...

Even before the devastating asteroid named "Chicxulub" after its impact site off the coast of Mexico, dinosaurs and co. lived ...

The space rocks, both estimated to be no larger than 5 miles (8 kilometers) wide, impacted Earth within 25,000 years of each ...

A Chicxulub-sized asteroid hitting Earth today could obliterate continents, cause global tsunamis, and halve the population ...

XA1, struck Earth on Dec. 3, 2024, burning up over Siberia. It's the 11th detected before impact. No damage was reported.

Chicxulub is the asteroid impact that wiped out the non-avian dinosaurs and many other living organisms across the planet 66 ...

Asteroid impacts have changed Earth's landscape time and time again. Some impacts caused great change to occur, like the ...

A terrifying simulation has revealed what would happen if the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs hit Earth now.

Two massive asteroids hit Earth around 35.65 million years ago, but did not lead to any lasting changes in the Earth’s ...