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What Narmada Valley Dinosaur Fossils Revealed About India's Prehistoric Past and Gondwana

The Femur That Started EverythingIn 1828, William Henry Sleeman, better known for suppressing the Thuggee cult, pulled a massive fossilised femur from the banks of the Narmada near Jabalpur. He sent it to Calcutta, where it was eventually identified as belonging to a creature no living person had ever seen.…

Times Life · Aug 24

Dante’s iconic 14th-century poem may have been inspired by asteroid impact

Researcher says Satan’s impact in Dante’s Inferno seems to parallel Chicxulub asteroid collision

The Independent UK · May 13

U.S. Citizen Found Dead in Mexico After Suffering Alleged Assault From Her Son

A U.S. citizen living in the Mexican state of Yucatán was found dead by state authorities near a popular nightlife area in the port town of Chicxulub

Latin Times · Apr 27, 2025

How did cockroaches survive the asteroid that led to the extinction of dinosaurs?

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The Conversation · Mar 28, 2022

Research finds a surprising new way climate change killed the last dinosaurs

Scientists reveal sulfate aerosols from the asteroid impact at Chicxulub remained in the atmosphere for years, suggesting climate change contributed to the dinosaur extinction.

Inverse · Mar 23, 2022

Dinosaur Age on Earth Ended during Springtime, New Study

About 66 million years ago, a giant asteroid slammed into Earth, leading to one of the biggest extinction events on the planet, and ending the age of dinosaurs during springtime in the Northern Hemisphere, Agence France Press (AFP) reported. Melanie During, lead author of a recent study, said pinning down…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 26, 2022