Fine asteroid dust may have trapped intense heat near Earth’s surface, killing exposed animals and starting widespread fires.

Dinosaurs roasted to death in a hellish “oven” created by superheated dust when an asteroid hit Earth 66m years ago, scientists believe.

Purdue planetary scientists Brandon Johnson and Alexandria Johnson discovered that the Chicxulub impact created a global dust ...

What really happened when the dinosaur-killing asteroid hit Earth 66 million years ago? Scientists from Purdue University ...

A newly discovered dinosaur from Zimbabwe is offering fresh clues to how the animals diversified, suggesting they spread ...

Dinosaurs dominate the imagination, but Earth’s deep history is crowded with other rulers, from armored fish and giant insects to saber-toothed hunters and whales shaped for warm ancient seas. These ...

New research suggests asteroid impact caused immediate, intense heat pulses. Fine dust trapped thermal radiation, increasing ...

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An 1897 painting by Charles R. Knight depicting two dinosaurs called “Laelaps” in an energetic fight, suggesting they may have been warm-blooded. Charles R. Knight The dinosaurs looked ready to tear ...