The extinction caused by the asteroid strike knocked down some thriving modes of life and opened the door for others to dominate the new landscape.

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A leap from a floating piece of sea ice into the water can be a nerve-wracking experience for the young penguins. Although it may only be a short 1 to 2-foot ...

Not everything dies in a mass extinction. Sea life recovered in different and surprising ways after the asteroid strike 66 million years ago. Ancient fossils recorded it all.

Ancient fossils show how the last mass extinction forever scrambled the ocean's biodiversity by Stewart Edie, The Conversation edited by Lisa Lock, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Editors' notes ...

Earth has already faced five mass extinctions—and scientists say the sixth has begun. Species are vanishing, climates are shifting, and humans may be next. Is there any way out of this?

Bringing with them the languages of their homelands, immigrants newly arrived by ship at Ellis Island await official processing and approval to reach their destination—New York City, already in ...

China plans to overtake the United States by building the world’s largest national park system, a network of wilderness bigger than Texas. Although China only created its first national park ...