For the last 20 years geologists have debated what caused the hole in the earth which is under the North Sea, off the East ...

In a scientific breakthrough with cosmic implications, researchers have, for the first time, precisely dated the emergence of ...

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Scientists have, for the first time, pinned down exactly when microbes colonized a meteorite impact crater. The team shows ...

Research indicates that pyrite began to form 5 million years after the impact, suggesting that the hydrothermal system had ...

Around 66 million years ago, the reign of the dinosaurs came to a fiery end. An asteroid about 7 miles (12 kilometers) wide, ...

A decades-long scientific debate over the origins of the Silverpit Crater in the southern North Sea has been resolved. New ...

78 million years ago, a 1.6 km asteroid slammed into what is now Finland, creating a crater 23 km (14 mi) wide and 750 m deep ...

India’s only saltwater lake formed by a meteorite. Explore its cosmic origins, myths, temples, wildlife, and travel tips.

Scientists have discovered that microbial life colonised the Lappajarvi impact crater in Finland shortly after a massive ...

Scientists have found proof that an asteroid hit the North Sea more than 43 million years ago causing a huge tsunami and ...

After a catastrophic asteroid impact 78 million years ago, life didn't just survive—it thrived, at least according to new ...