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Dinosaurs used to live in the arctic
Archeology

Dinosaurs used to live in the arctic

You've heard of the spectacle: 65 million years ago, a large meteor hit the earth, causing volcanoes, smoke and dust to fill the space, and then the dinosaurs disappeare…

December 17, 2018
Meteors created the oldest rocks of the Earth
Space science

Meteors created the oldest rocks of the Earth

According to Nature Geoscience, some of the oldest rocks on Earth can form due to the melting of basalt during the meteorite bombardment of the Earth.

December 17, 2018