Early life on Earth may have gotten an unexpected kickstart thanks to a massive meteor that struck the planet.

Harvard researchers found that when a meteorite nicknamed S2 paid a visit to our planet 3 billion years ago, it may have ...

A giant meteorite first discovered in 2014 caused a tsunami bigger than any in known human history and may have sparked life, ...

The space rock that slammed into Earth 66 million years ago at the end of the Cretaceous Period caused a global calamity that ...

Cataclysmic cosmic collisions may have benefited the evolution of primitive organisms early in Earth's history, a study says.

The mammoth S2 meteorite, discovered in 2014, is believed to have caused a tsunami larger than any other known in Earth’s ...

Did a massive meteorite that struck Earth over three billion years ago give microscopic life the spark it needed to thrive? A ...

A massive meteorite impact 3.26 billion years ago could have helped boost early microbial life by releasing nutrients into ...

Meteorite impacts helped create Earth’s oceans and continents. They sparked life’s evolution through changes in the ...

Massive impacts had a silver lining for life. Billions of years ago, long before life as we know it emerged, meteorites ...

Scientists paint a compelling picture of what happened the day the S2 meteorite crashed into Earth 3.26 billion years ago.