Science word of the day: Cenozoic

Science word of the day: Cenozoic

Science word of the day: CenozoicPronunciation: See-noh-ZOH'-ihkWhat it means: The ascendency of mammals, the birth of the Himalayas, the diversification of birds ‪—‬ Earth's in its Cenozoic era, baby! The Cenozoic is the geological era happening right now. It started 66 million years ago with the abrupt mass extinction known as the Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction event, when a massive asteroid hit Earth and wiped out the nonavian dinosaurs. It'…