Newly dated fossils from New Mexico challenge the idea that dinosaurs were in decline—and suggest instead they had formed flourishing communities. Alamosaurus was one of the last dinosaurs from ...

A new study reveals that the impact of the Meteor crater may have caused a landslide that flooded the Grand Canyon 56,000 ...

Scientists have hypotheses about some of nature's biggest mysteries but are still working on proof. Some beautiful phenomena can't be explained yet.

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

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

Hidden in the northeastern corner of New Mexico lies a natural sanctuary so peaceful and pristine, it feels like stepping into a painting. Sugarite Canyon State Park near Raton is the kind of place ...

A recent study from the University of New Mexico has proposed a fascinating theory about the formation of the Grand Canyon.

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

What really happened around the time when the asteroid smashed into Earth 66 million years ago? Scientists may finally have the answer.

They’re battening down the heavenly hatches. A NASA-coordinated group has reportedly begun efforts to observe Comet 3I/ATLAS after it was seen emitting a never-before-seen alloy and exhibiting other ...

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

A site in the San Juan Basin of northwestern New Mexico is providing a rare glimpse into the last days of the dinosaurs. Rocks and fossils at the Naashoibito Member site show an ecosystem that was ...