Around 2 billion years ago, an asteroid the size of Mount Everest, or possibly even larger, struck Earth with catastrophic ...

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

The meteor’s impact triggered a cascade of effects. It kicked up so much dust that the sky darkened. As the sun dimmed, ...

Swim, sweat, savor and get in touch with your spiritual side as we take a look at what's on in the Riviera Maya in July.

To mark the 10th anniversary of World Asteroid Day, a global live stream will showcase near-Earth asteroids and highlight ...

The bigger the rock, the less often they impact Earth. For example, a 140-metre asteroid impacts Earth roughly once every 1,000 years and one that is about one kilometre in size impacts Earth roughly ...

Roughly 35 million years ago, a massive asteroid slammed into the Atlantic Ocean near what’s now the East Coast. The impact ...

The night lizards may have been the only terrestrial vertebrates that survived in the region of the asteroid impact 66 million years ago, which led to the extinction of non-avian dinosaurs ...

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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 ...

Learn more about how this hydrothermal system may have provided life on Earth with vital nutrients after the dino-killing asteroid struck.