The day the dinosaurs died

TED Radio Hour by NPR

Aug 28, 202650:21Technology

What happened in the days, even hours, after an asteroid set off the fifth extinction? A New Jersey quarry, and site of a new museum founded by paleontologist Ken Lacovara, sheds light on the mystery. Original broadcast...

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