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.

What makes an extinction panic a panic is the conviction that humanity is flawed and beyond redemption, destined to die at its own hand, the tragic hero of a terrestrial pageant for whom only one ...

Study Finds Mercury Contamination Occurred Prior to Dinosaur Extinction Volcanoes are the largest natural source of mercury in the atmosphere.

Chronology of geological events prior to the great extinction 66 million years ago. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2014 / 02 / 140214075407.htm ...