In one violent moment, the Cretaceous world ended. Using geological evidence, fossilized ash layers, and crater data from ...

A massive crater hidden beneath the Atlantic seafloor has been confirmed as the result of an asteroid strike from 66 million ...

About 66 million years ago, an asteroid slammed into what is now Mexico, forming the Chicxulub crater. This impact wiped out ...

Modern astronomy is giving us unprecedented views of the asteroids, comets, and other small bodies that litter our cosmic ...

Unraveling the mysteries of how the world might end is fascinating and terrifying. It's a topic that sparks our imagination, ...

DeGrasse Tyson, the world-renowned astrophysicist, spoke in front of 4,000 people at a summit in Erie in Oct. 29.

Discover the beauty of the nature cenotes of Mexico. Swim, snorkle and take in the stunning rock formations at the Santa ...

Scientists have long debated whether dinosaurs were in decline before an asteroid smacked the Earth 66 million years ago, causing mass extinction.

Karl Karlstrom, a geologist recently retired from the University of New Mexico, grew up in Flagstaff, Arizona. Grand Canyon ...

Dinosaurs weren’t dying out before the asteroid hit—they were thriving in vibrant, diverse habitats across North America.

Fossils from New Mexico change how we look at dinosaur history.

New research suggests dinosaur populations were still thriving in North America before the asteroid strike, but it’s only one ...