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Volcanic activity in India altered the climate but didn't kill the dinosaurs; the Chicxulub meteorite did, by triggering an ...

Spring is a time for budding flowers, tender green leaves and baby animals. But 66 million years ago, that gentle season instead brought mass death and carnage from Earth's catastrophic impact with a ...

Modern research concludes that the Chicxulub meteorite, rather than volcanic eruptions in India, is primarily responsible for ...

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Discover why scientists now believe volcanic eruptions did not play a role in the mass extinction of the dinosaurs.

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Massive volcanic eruptions have been linked to the demise of the dinosaurs. However, a new climate study shows that the ...

Massive volcanic eruptions did not cause the extinction of dinosaurs, according to a new study. Volcanoes on the Indian ...

A mass extinction is when big percentage of all species die off. The best-known mass extinction is probably the one that ...