Massive volcanic eruptions in what’s now India—the Deccan Traps eruptions—may have contributed to the demise of the dinosaurs, say researchers. Scientists acknowledge the impact of an asteroid or ...

Which came first: the impact or the eruptions? That question is at the heart of two new studies in the Feb. 22 Science seeking to answer one of the most hotly debated questions in Earth’s geologic ...

Climate change triggered by massive volcanic eruptions may have ultimately set the stage for the dinosaur extinction, challenging the traditional narrative that a meteorite alone delivered the final ...

In what is a matter of pride for Maharashtra, the Deccan Traps at Panchgani and Mahabaleshwar have been included in UNESCO’s ‘tentative list for world heritage status’. The development was confirmed ...

(Phys.org)—A pair of researchers with the University of Florida has found evidence that suggests the formation of the Deccan Traps igneous province came about due to two eruptions from two distinct ...