60-million-year-old seeds reveal dinosaur extinction paved the way for grapes

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Grapes have played an important role in human history for thousands of years, forming the basis for the wines our ancestors made thousands of years ago. But that might not have been the case if the dinosaurs hadn't disappeared from the face of the earth, new research suggests.

When an asteroid struck Earth 66 million years ago, it wiped out the huge, lumbering animals, creating the opportunity for other creatures and plants to thrive.

Now, the discovery of fossilized grape ...