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  2. Alvarez hypothesis - Wikipedia

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    Luis Walter Alvarez, left, and his son Walter, right, at the K–T Boundary in Gubbio, Italy, 1981. The Alvarez hypothesis posits that the mass extinction of the non-avian dinosaurs and many other living things during the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event was caused by the impact of a large asteroid on the Earth.

  3. Chicxulub crater - Wikipedia

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    A rebuttal in Astronomy & Geophysics countered that Loeb et al. had ignored that the amount of iridium deposited around the globe, 2.0 × 10 8 –2.8 × 10 8 kg (4.4 × 10 8 –6.2 × 10 8 lb), was too large for a comet of the size implied by the crater, and that they had overestimated likely comet impact rates.

  4. The Comet (short story) - Wikipedia

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    "The Comet" is a science fiction short story written by W. E. B. Du Bois in 1920. It discusses the relationship between Jim Davis, a black man, and Julia, a wealthy white woman, after a comet strike unleashes toxic gases that kill everyone in New York except them.

  5. Asteroid that killed the dinosaurs was water-rich and ... - AOL

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    The study confirmed previous findings that identified the asteroid as a carbonaceous-type, or C-type, asteroid, but refuted a 2021 hypothesis that the dinosaur killer was likely a comet.

  6. Scientists believe they have finally uncovered what killed ...

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    We knew that an asteroid heralded the end of the age of the dinosaurs. Now researchers say they have discovered a key element in their extinction Scientists believe they have finally uncovered ...

  7. Asteroid that doomed the dinosaurs halted a key process for ...

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    Asteroid that doomed the dinosaurs halted a key process for life on Earth, scientists say. Katie Hunt, CNN. October 30, 2023 at 11:01 AM. Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter.

  8. List of apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction - Wikipedia

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    Apocalyptic fiction is a subgenre of science fiction that is concerned with the end of civilization due to a potentially existential catastrophe such as nuclear warfare, pandemic, extraterrestrial attack, impact event, cybernetic revolt, technological singularity, dysgenics, supernatural phenomena, divine judgment, climate change, resource depletion or some other general disaster.

  9. The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs - Wikipedia

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    The book chronicles the evolution of dinosaurs, their rise as the dominant clade, and ends with an account of their extinction from the Chicxulub asteroid. It also includes a discussion of the evolution of feathered dinosaurs and birds' descent from dinosaurs, and an epilogue of sorts discussing the post-dinosaur emergence of mammals.