
At the end of the Cretaceous era, a large meteorite ploughed into what is now Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. The collision set off a chain reaction of environmental calamities that likely contributed to the demise of the dinosaurs. New research is now adding to the list of ensuing catastrophes, suggesting the collision…
Source: Gizmodo – Dino-Killing Asteroid Caused Magma to Burst From the Ocean Floor, Say Scientists