A fossil hunter found a lump of prehistoric vomit roughly dated to the time of the mass extinction that wiped out the dinosaurs.

Researchers predict that a collision with the asteroid Bennu would plunge Earth into a year's long 'impact winter'.

The Chicxulub asteroid is often cited as a potential cause of the Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction event ... wiping out 75 per cent of all animal and plant species. Researchers claim that the ...

Named after the boundary between the Cretaceous (K) and Paleogene (Tertiary) periods, this extinction event led to the eradication of about 75% of Earth’s species, including nearly all dinosaurs. It ...

The new skull exhibits a long, pointed beak and a brain shape unique among all known birds previously discovered from the ...

If animals could talk, how would they say they are feeling? While some serene family pets might seem to exist in a perpetual state of bliss, others often appear more conflicted. Sometimes ...

The new skull exhibits a long, pointed beak and a brain shape unique among all known birds previously discovered from the Mesozoic Era.

The fossilized 69-million-year-old skull of the oldest known modern bird has been discovered. The early relatives of ducks and geese lived in Antarctica at around the same time Tyrannosaurus rex ...

Several factors contributed to the survival of crocodiles, turtles, lizards and birds 66 million years ago, say our readers ...