Remember the difference between weather and climate? We know what happens when the weather changes—it’s obvious. Climate is another story. Read on. When it rains, you put on a raincoat or take your umbrella when you go out. It snows: time for high boots, a heavier coat, scarf, and warm gloves. And sunny days, well,
Many believe that the meteorite strike that caused the Chicxulub crater in Mexico was what caused the extinction of the dinosaurs some 65 million years ago, and researchers from Princeton University have simulated the event in the hopes of better understanding the levels of death and destruction that would result from such a massive impact
A team of geoscientists working on a separate geological project in South Australia accidentally stumbled upon the oldest evidence of animal life yet found. Previously, the oldest fossil evidence of non-unicellular, “hard bodied” life forms dates to about 550 million years ago. This new discovery pushes back the clock on animal life by 80 to 90 million years.
