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STUDY REVEALS WHAT REALLY KILLED THE DINOSAURS

A giant asteroid measuring 10km (6 miles) in diameter hitting Earth some 66 million years ago wasn't the main cause of death for the dinosaurs, according to a new study. The impact, which formed the Chicxulub crater in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, released

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