When it comes to dinosaur extinction, the working idea is what’s called the bolide impact. This is the hypothesis that a meteorite came to the surface of the Earth, hit the Earth and led to the ...

Dinosaurs' extinction "re-engineered" Earth's surface, according to new research. The reptiles had such an "immense" impact on the planet that their sudden exit led to wide-scale changes in landscapes ...

Rock layers deposited before and after the major dinosaur extinction event 65 million years ago are surprisingly different.

This research also improves how dinosaurs are portrayed in education and media, replacing one-size-fits-all assumptions with a more accurate view of ecological diversity. In paleobiology, refining ...

Megalodons—the iconic extinct sharks that dominated the ocean millions of years ago—have been portrayed in Hollywood blockbusters and sci-fi novels as oversize great white sharks. But new research ...