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Jane Palmer

Jane Palmer

Jane Palmer is a freelance science writer based in Eldorado Springs, Colorado. Jane’s articles about animal conservation, Earth sciences, health and technology have appeared in publications and websites such as BBC Earth, BBC Future, The Mail on Sunday, The Genetic Literacy Project and Inside Energy.

An artist's rendering of Chicxulub, the asteroid believed to have wiped out large dinosaurs and reshaped parts of the world.

We Finally Know How Much the Dino-Killing Asteroid Reshaped Earth

The impact that wiped out large dinosaurs also dumped hundreds of feet of debris in the ocean off the Yucatán peninsula