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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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