The Atlantic might be the best source I've seen for ready-to-consume scientific articles. It does such a good job at getting you understandable details. Often the comments sections point to more in-depth articles to boot.
'A New Rosetta Stone for Astronomy': For the first time, astronomers have detected visible light and gravitational waves from the same source, ushering in a new era in our attempt to understand the cosmos.
The Atlantic
A more "sciencey" link
So that occurred about 130 million years ago. About half way between then and now was the asteroid off Yucatan that wiped out the dinosaurs.
Flowers started to bloom on Earth 130 million years ago. Modern man has been around for ~50,000 years.
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