Curious about the fate of the asteroid that changed Earth forever? This video reveals how the Chicxulub impactor didn't just ...

Separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, the Yucatan is a flat expanse covering some 181,000km² and the site of ...

New research suggests that the origins of life may be tied not only to deep-sea hydrothermal vents but also to environments ...

An analysis of three major craters on Earth created by meteor impacts shows that the large space rocks we usually blame for ending life are the ones that actually created the perfect conditions for ...

A new study suggests meteor impacts may have created hydrothermal systems on early Earth, offering a possible setting for the origin of life.

Doomsday meteors get a bad rap. For decades, these poor rocks have been tarnished in the press and demonized in major Hollywood productions over the relatively limited number that have caused ...

A new study reveals a previously unknown meteorite impact that took place in northeastern Brazil some 6.3 million years ago. An international team of scientists found a 900-kilometer-long "strewn ...

To answer your question, let’s have some fun. First, watch as I throw this irregularly shaped rock down at an angle onto a smooth mudflat. The rock strikes the flat and, in the process, splatters mud ...

"The crater is still providing new insights every year, so continued studies there are really important." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...

One debate about the origin of life on Earth concerns whether it formed around deep-sea hydrothermal vents or in scars left behind by an asteroid impact. A new review article analyzes recent research ...

WETUMPKA, Ala. (WSFA) - The City of Wetumpka embraces one of the most unique pieces of its history this week. The town celebrates Alabama Impact Crater Discovery Week with a special ceremony to unveil ...

The Yilan crater (center) is a 1.15-mile-wide meteor crater recently discovered in China's Lesser Xing'an mountain range. It could be as young as 46,000 years, likely making it the youngest major ...