Articles for author: Marcel

Evolution by Disaster: How Extinctions Shaped Dinosaur History

Evolution by Disaster: How Extinctions Shaped Dinosaur History

Sometimes, the greatest leaps in evolution are born from catastrophe. Throughout Earth’s deep past, mass extinctions acted like brutal reset buttons, wiping out dominant species and clearing the stage for new life to rise. For dinosaurs, these disasters weren’t just obstacles—they were opportunities. From the ashes of vanished rivals, dinosaurs emerged, adapted, and eventually reigned ...