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Life rebounded shockingly fast after the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs

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The asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs didn’t keep life down for long. New research shows that microscopic plankton began evolving into new species within just a few thousand years—and possibly in under 2,000 years—after the disaster. Scientists uncovered this rapid rebound by using a rare isotope marker to more accurately measure time in ancient sediments. The discovery suggests life re

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