Yale University ecologists reveal a lizard lineage that rode out the dinosaur-killing asteroid event with unexpected ...

The night lizards may have been the only terrestrial vertebrates that survived in the region of the asteroid impact 66 ...

Small and elusive night lizards probably persisted because they have slow metabolisms and like to hide out in rock crevices, ...

Not everything dies in a mass extinction. Sea life recovered in different and surprising ways after the asteroid strike 66 ...

Many animal species were on the verge of extinction, but there’s hope! Thanks to conservation programs, sanctuaries, and ...

Yucatan's Chicxulub crater marks one of our universe's most momentous historical events: when an asteroid strike killed 75% ...

The piece transports audiences into the prehistoric world, just before the Chicxulub asteroid struck earth 66 million years ...

Then, a six-mile-wide asteroid struck Mexico’s Yucatán at 43,200 mph, releasing energy beyond all human-made explosives combined and reshaping life on Earth. Unlike many species that survived the ...

Some bivalves, like true mussels, are flexible and can adapt to new roles. Others, like the rare glass scallops—bivalves that can both swim and eat meat—are extremely unique. If these rare species go ...

The extinction caused by the asteroid strike knocked down some thriving modes of life and opened the door for others to dominate the new landscape. While many people lament the loss of the ...

Surprising new fossil evidence undermines the idea that there was ever a mass extinction on land – and may force us to ...