Two enormous asteroids that struck Earth about 36 million years ago did not cause any long-lasting ... swerve in the 150,000 years following the asteroid strikes, according to the new study.

Chicxulub is the asteroid impact that wiped out the non ... Two asteroids that were almost as big fell to Earth 35.65 million years ago, but their effect was very different. Despite the ...

A mass extinction is when big percentage of all species die off. The best-known mass extinction is probably the one that ...

Massive volcanic eruptions have been linked to the demise of the dinosaurs. However, a new climate study shows that the ...

Did a collision with a giant asteroid or comet change the shape ... struck just off the coast of the Yucatan peninsula 65 million years ago. According to scientists who maintain that dinosaur ...

An asteroid or comet struck near Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula 66 million years ago, forming the 110-mile (180-kilometer) wide Chicxulub crater. This event likely triggered an impact winter ...

Researchers say they are surprised to discover that two massive asteroids that slammed into the Earth 35 million years ago caused no real ... and fifth-largest asteroid craters on Earth.