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Discovery & Science lessons
Fossils, asteroid impacts, ongoing discoveries and how paleontology actually works.
7 min / Updated May 14, 2026
The Asteroid That Ended the Dinosaurs
66 million years ago, an asteroid struck what is now Mexico - and ended an age.
Asteroid extinctionGeologic timeDinosaur basics
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5 min / Updated May 19, 2026
How Fossils Form
From a buried bone to a museum mount - the steps that turn ancient animals into fossils.
FossilsPaleontologyMuseum learning
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