A popular theory about the dinosaur-killing meteor has been debunked

Insect bites on fossilized leaves have finally helped us solve a long-standing mystery around the meteor that wiped out the dinosaurs about 66 million years ago. For years, scientists thought that the meteor hurt North America more, making South America a refuge for the species that survived. But by analyzing insect damage, we now know that the meteor hurt both hemispheres badly — it’s just that the Southern Hemisphere recovered much more quickly.Insect damage on leaves is one common