The debate over what killed the dinosaurs has remained unsettled for, well, forever. The leading theory is that a massive asteroid impact in the Gulf of Mexico set off a chain of events >>
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Ancient mass extinction event tied to breakdown of the ozone layer
A mass extinction 360 million years ago was likely caused by a rapidly-warming climate that triggered a breakdown in the ozone layer. Plant samples from the time period reveal DNA that had been >>
A massive ancient volcano wiped out roughly 90 percent of all life on Earth just 250 million years ago
It might be hard to imagine today, but life on Earth hasn’t always had an go of things. The volcano that is thought to have wiped out the dinosaurs dramatically hindered the ability >>
These were the only birds that survived the dinosaur-killing asteroid
When the asteroid that struck the Earth in Chicxulub, Mexico, slammed into the surface some 66 million years ago it made life incredibly difficult for just about every living creature on the planet. >>
