Researchers have uncovered the remains of a never-before-seen ancient creature in a discovery that sheds light on how a group of animals that includes dinosaurs and crocodiles survived the Earth’s largest-ever mass extinction and thrived after the event.
But there is evidence of their earliest relatives from before the Permian-Triassic extinction event.The fossil record of these early relatives though is scarce and there is a significant gap in the scientific knowledge about how and when archosaurs transformed from a sprawling to an upright posture, in which the limbs are tucked under the body.
Dinosaur-killing asteroid impact fouled Earth’s atmosphere with dustIt was, to put it mildly, a bad day on Earth when an asteroid smacked Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula 66 million years ago, causing a global calamity that erased three-quarters of the world’s species and ended the age of dinosaurs. Read more ⮕
Sun-blocking dust from asteroid impact drove the dinosaur extinctionThe Chicxulub impact 66 million years ago filled the sky with fine silicate dust, which blocked out sunlight and lingered for 15 years Read more ⮕
New study explores role of post-impact dust in dinosaur extinctionInteresting Engineering is a cutting edge, leading community designed for all lovers of engineering, technology and science. Read more ⮕
Watch China’s Shenzhou 16 space station astronauts return to Earth tonight (video)Brett is curious about emerging technologies, alternative launch concepts, anti-satellite technologies and uncrewed aircraft systems. Brett’s work has appeared on Scientific American, The War Zone, Popular Science, the History Channel, Science Discovery and more. Read more ⮕
In early 2029, Earth will likely lock into breaching key warming threshold, scientists calculateA new study says that in a little more than five years the world will likely be unable to stay below the internationally agreed temperature limit for global warming if it continues to burn fossil fuels at its current rate. Read more ⮕
In early 2029, Earth will likely lock into breaching key warming threshold, scientists calculateA new study says that in a little more than five years the world will likely be unable to stay below the internationally agreed temperature limit for global warming if it continues to burn fossil fuels at its current rate. Read more ⮕
