This new map of the megaripples can help predict the impact of future tsunamis, and to better understand the dinosaur extinction event, scientists say. The Independent is the world’s most free ...

This new map of the megaripples can help predict the impact of future tsunamis, and to better understand the dinosaur extinction event, scientists say.

Discovered in the late 20th century, this crater has provided scientists with critical clues about the event that led to the dinosaurs’ extinction. The crater’s size and the shocked quartz found ...

A slab of rock at an Australian high school, a boulder in a parking lot, and a bookend in a private collection feature ...

Scientists have created a new map of "mega ripples" on the seafloor caused by the Chicxulub asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs, revealing further the events that led to the devastating mass ...

Extinction events are among the strongest forces which not only kill specific life forms but also offer the basis for fresh avenues of evolution. A recent study evokes a fascinating image of the ...