The Chicxulub impact structure in Mexico is widely believed to be the site of the asteroid impact that allegedly killed the dinosaurs. As Sergio de Régules reports, scientists are now preparing to ...

The newly discovered Nadir crater off the coast of Africa dates to the same time as the famous Chicxulub impact, which killed off most life on Earth. Reading time 3 minutes Researchers say they’ve ...

The ocean floor is famously less explored than the surface of Mars. And when our team of scientists recently mapped the seabed, and ancient sediments beneath, we discovered what looks like an asteroid ...

Geoscientist Uisdean Nicholson and his colleagues weren’t looking for evidence of an ancient disaster when they found Nadir Crater. They were interested in a much older, much slower event: the gradual ...

A new impact crater dating to 66 million years ago points to another big impact at the end of the Cretaceous. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

Earth's ocean floor is notoriously less researched than Mars' surface. With no prior studies and findings, a team of scientists recently found what seems to be an asteroid strike crater while mapping ...

The surprise crater was discovered on Earth's unexplored ocean floor. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. This article was originally ...