Why the dinosaurs died (and it wasn't because they were stupid)
After studying 20 years of research and data, panel of 41 scientists rules out volcanic explosions for dinosaurs' demiseA mere 65 million years after the demise of the dinosaurs, a panel of the world's most eminent scientists have finally got to the bottom of the extinction. The creatures were wiped out by a large asteroid slamming into the Earth, they insist.After studying 20 years worth of research and data, a panel of 41 scientists came to a conclusion which will sound more than just a bit familiar to most schoolchildren who paid attention in science class.The new finding flies in the face of claims by other scientists that the extinction was caused by volcanic explosions. According to the new international study, the asteroid that did for the dinosaur struck the Earth at an angle of 90 degrees and a speed of about 12.4 miles per second - about 20 times faster than a speeding bullet.The asteroid generated a force one billion times greater than the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima at the close of the second
Why the dinosaurs died (and it wasn't because they were stupid)
Some say they died out from general stupidity, others argue that they drowned in their own dung or suffered slipped discs and chronically bad backs. But the real reason why the dinosaurs became ...
Thu 4 Mar 10 from The Independent
Dinosaur extinction caused by asteroid: study
A new study has confirmed an asteroid impact ended the reign of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago.
Thu 4 Mar 10 from ABC Science
Panel confirms dino crater link
An international panel of experts has strongly endorsed the idea that an asteroid impact was responsible for killing off the dinosaurs.
Thu 4 Mar 10 from BBC News
Experts reaffirm asteroid impact caused mass extinction 65 million years ago (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Responding to challenges to the hypothesis that an asteroid impact caused a mass extinction on Earth 65 million years, a panel of 41 scientists re-analyzed data and provided ...
Thu 4 Mar 10 from PhysOrg
Evidence 'conclusive' that asteroid wiped out dinosaurs in days
A major international study has found overwhelming evidence that a massive asteroid impact in did indeed wipe out the dinosaurs 65 million years ago. read more
Fri 5 Mar 10 from TG Daily
Dinosaurs were killed by Isle of Wight-sized asteroid, scientists say
After studying 20 years of research and data, panel of 41 scientists rules out volcanic explosions for dinosaurs' demiseA mere 65 million years after the demise of the dinosaurs, a panel of ...
Thu 4 Mar 10 from Guardian.co.uk
Scientists settle on single-asteroid hit as culprit in dinosaurs' demise
{A {lsquo}dream team' of researchers concludes that the massive Gulf of Mexico impact 65.5 million years ago -- not volcanoes or multiple impacts -- indeed caused the greatest extinction event ...
Thu 4 Mar 10 from L.A. Times
Rock Solid Link: Asteroid Doomed the Dinosaurs
Scientists have debated for two decades whether a giant space rock wiped out the dinosaurs or not. Now they have a rock solid link to an asteroid impact.
Thu 4 Mar 10 from SPACE.com
Why it WAS an asteroid smashing into Earth that wiped out the dinosaurs
Researchers say the impact sent a vast flume of dust into the atmosphere 65 million years ago, unleashed a torrent of powerful earthquakes.
Thu 4 Mar 10 from Daily Mail
Dinosaurs wiped out by asteroid impact that turned earth into a 'hellish' place
The dinosaurs were wiped out by an asteroid that struck the earth with the force of a billion Hiroshimas, according to leading scientists.
Thu 4 Mar 10 from Telegraph.co.uk Science
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