compared to the 180km-wide Chicxulub crater in Mexico which ultimately wiped out the dinosaurs. Dr Nicholson said: ‘Imagine the asteroid was hitting Glasgow and you’re in Edinburgh ...

Snakes have adapted to life on every continent save Antarctica Snakes owe their success in part to the asteroid strike that wiped out the dinosaurs, according to a new study. The impact caused ...

The huge asteroid that hit Earth and wiped out the dinosaurs 66 ... which left the 180km-wide Chicxulub crater in Mexico. That one ended the reign of the dinosaurs. But they say the smaller ...

The Mass Extinction That Wiped Out the Dinosaurs Almost 66 million years ago, an asteroid hit Earth – and changed our planet forever. From tsunamis to shockwaves, join us on a journey through ...

Ants began farming fungi 66 million years ago after an asteroid ... the impact blotted out the sunlight, causing a dramatic die-off of plants and animals, including the dinosaurs (except for ...

But an investigation into a crater off the coast of West Africa adds color to the story. Researchers have found that the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs wasn't working alone—it had a small ...

The huge asteroid that hit Earth and wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago was not alone, scientists have confirmed. A second, smaller space rock smashed into the sea off the coast of West ...

It turns out these insects have ... thanks in part to the asteroid that struck Earth and set off a chain of events that led to the demise of the dinosaurs. Fungi are a kingdom of life more closely ...