Marine life evolved rapidly after the dinosaur killing asteroid impact 66 million years ago

The impact of the asteroid 66 million years ago did not stop life from returning to normal for very long. New research shows ...
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Evolving plankton may have kicked off life's comeback after the dinosaur-killing asteroid impact

Learn how the emergence of new plankton species started life's swift recovery after the asteroid impact that killed most ...

Scientists Just Rewrote the Story of the Dinosaurs’ Final Days

Fossils reveal dinosaurs were flourishing in diverse ecosystems right up until the asteroid impact ended their reign.
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Supersized penguins, a 45-foot titanoboa: Field Museum imagines life on Earth after dinosaur extinction

What happened on Earth after the dinosaurs died? Humans could learn a thing or two from the tiny creatures that survived and evolved after an asteroid wiped out most of the life on Earth more than 66 ...
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Giant penguins and the world’s longest snake: Field Museum digs into the era that followed the dinosaurs

When people think of prehistoric life, they tend to jump to two behemoth bookends — the towering dinosaurs of the Mesozoic era and then the woolly mammoths of the ice age. But what about the millions ...