The Atlantic
Dinosaurs Had It Worse: A Brief History of Truly Terrible Air Quality
Wildfire smoke is bad, but 66 million years ago, dinosaurs faced an asteroid-triggered global firestorm that blocked the sun for years. Perspective, people.
2026-07-18
The Atlantic
2026-04-28
ScienceDaily
Hamster-Sized Mammal That Outlasted the Dinosaurs Finally Gets a Name, Because Why Not
Scientists name a new hamster-sized mammal that survived the dinosaur extinction, proving that being small and eating bugs is a viable long-term strategy.
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