Zeta poised to hit Mexico's Caribbean coast late on Monday

Hurricane Zeta edged towards Mexico's Caribbean coast late on Monday, with strong winds and heavy rain lashing the tourist ...

Storm Zeta bears down on Mexico's Yucatan coast, threatens U.S.

Tropical storm Zeta was poised to turn into a hurricane and pound Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula late on Monday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said, before moving on to the U.S. Gulf coast and ...
Earth.com

Giant meteorite may have caused a colossal landslide in the Grand Canyon 56,000 years ago

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

Meet Wee Rex! T.Rex's pygmy cousin was HALF its size – but just as feisty, fossil analysis reveals

Known as Nanotyrannus lancensis, this new dinosaur was a distant cousin of T.Rex, according to researchers from North ...

Scientists find remains of the last surviving dinosaurs: Fossils confirm the creatures were in their prime when the asteroid hit 66 million years ago

What really happened around the time when the asteroid smashed into Earth 66 million years ago? Scientists may finally have the answer.
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Impact crater in south China confirmed as world's largest for over 10,000-year period

GUANGZHOU, 24 October (BelTA - Xinhua) - The Jinlin impact crater in south China's Guangdong Province has been confirmed as the largest known crater on Earth since the Holocene period, which spans ...
Ars Technica

Dinosaurs may have flourished right up to when the asteroid hit

The end of the dinosaurs was clearly linked to an asteroid impact that brought the Cretaceous period to a close. But the details of their end have remained a matter of debate since the impact crater ...
UPI

Indiana man digs up 2.71-carat gem at Crater of Diamonds in Arkansas

Oct. 23 (UPI) --An Indiana man visiting Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas spotted something shiny on his shovel and confirmed it was a 2.71-carat white diamond. Paoli resident Dewy White said ...
The Washington Post

Your diet’s impact on the planet depends on where you live. Look up your city.

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. Researchers have documented for years that eating beef, pork and chicken ...
Science Daily

A giant asteroid hit Earth, but its crater is missing

Researchers discovered a new field of ancient tektites in South Australia, revealing a long-forgotten asteroid impact. These 11-million-year-old glass fragments differ chemically and geographically ...
USA Today

Moon's largest crater harbors secret on south pole where NASA astronauts will land

The moon's heavily cratered surface serves as a testament to how Earth's closest celestial neighbor has become a figurative magnet for space rocks during its 4.5 billion-year history. One of the best ...

Arizona scientist wants NASA astronauts to collect lunar crater samples. Here's why

Solving a lunar mystery? Scientist at the University of Arizona is the lead author on research proposing a new theory for the moon's unlikely origins.