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

A giant meteorite dubbed S2, which hit Earth around 3.26 billion years ago may have acted as a 'giant fertilizer bomb', ...

Scientists have discovered life on Earth may have come from a giant meteorite four times the size of Mount Everest.

When it comes to life and its history on Earth, meteorite impacts have been one of the ever-present threats to total ...

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

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

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

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

A giant meteorite that struck Earth 3.26 billion years ago may have functioned as a 'fertilizer bomb,' aiding early life ...

A formation known as the Barberton Greenstone Belt in South Africa contains evidence of a giant impact that shook Earth 3.26 ...

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