Learn about two major asteroid impacts from 3.5 million years ago that may not have had lasting environmental effects.

Ever been late because you misread a clock? Sometimes, the "clocks" geologists use to date events can also be misread.

The Chicxulub crater, located off the coast of the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico, is one of the most significant geological sites on Earth. It marks the catastrophic impact of a massive asteroid or ...

Mongabay Latam and Data Crítica examined and compared official data of oil spills in the Gulf of Mexico, including satellite images by scientists studying oil spills and evidence compiled by ...

A graphic showing how the environment in the Chicxulub crater following the impact could have spawned rich hydrothermal activity in the enclosed Gulf of Mexico. Credit: Sato et al.

Cores extracted from the impact crater revealed evidence of an ancient, life-nurturing hydrothermal system in the wake of the catastrophe.

The researchers found evidence that osmium from the asteroid buried kilometers beneath the impact crater was continuously released in the Gulf of Mexico due to submarine hydrothermal activity.

Google Maps says U.S. users will see Trump’s new name for Gulf of Mexico Google said it would rename the body of water to “Gulf of America” after it is updated in the U.S. government system ...

Trump renames Gulf of Mexico to 'Gulf of America' among 1st actions Presidents have the authority to rename geographic regions and features via executive order.

President-elect Donald Trump's proposal to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico would have far reaching implications, according to an associate professor of history at Florida Atlantic University.