Rare look at the last days of the dinosaurs shows they were thriving, scientists say

A fresh analysis of a site in New Mexico provides a glimpse into the final days of the dinosaurs, showing their diversity ...
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What life on Earth would look like if dinosaurs never went extinct

Had dinosaurs never gone extinct, the planet would have evolved into something unrecognizable. Mammals, including humans, might never have risen to dominance, and ecosystems would be ruled by ...

Dinosaurs thriving in North America before mass-extinction asteroid strike: Study

New research suggests that dinosaur populations were thriving in North America before the asteroid impact 66 million years ...

What really killed the dinosaurs?

When the asteroid struck Earth, a cloud of dust laced with iridium, a metal common in meteorites, blanketed the planet. Paleontologists use that telltale layer of atoms from space embedded in clay to ...
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A conversation with Kathryn Bigelow, director of ‘A House of Dynamite,’ and screenwriter Noah Oppenheim

A conversation among Kathryn Bigelow, director of the film "A House of Dynamite," Noah Oppenheim, who wrote the script for the movie, and Bulletin editor in chief John Mecklin. The film, which deals ...
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Baylor study finds dinosaurs were not in decline before extinction event

WACO, Texas — A new study published on Thursday, co-authored by researchers from Baylor University, New Mexico State ...

Dinosaurs may have flourished right up to when the asteroid hit

The end of the dinosaurs was clearly linked to an asteroid impact that brought the Cretaceous period to a close. But the ...