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

A meteorite 200 times larger than the one that killed the dinosaurs once hit Earth. Surprisingly, it may have helped kick ...

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

Around 3.26 billion years ago, long before complex life forms roamed the Earth, a meteorite of staggering proportions slammed ...

A study reveals that bacteria not only recovered quickly after the catastrophic event, but thrived by taking advantage of the ...

When a meteorite with the mass of four Mount Everests hit Earth 3.2 billion years ago, it caused global chaos and provided an ...

A recent study reveals that a 3.26-billion-year-old meteorite impact may have nurtured early life on Earth by enriching ...

Listen to Story This catastrophic event acted as a "giant fertilizer bomb" The meteorite, estimated to be 50-200 times larger ...

Earth meteorite S2 impact Barberton Greenstone Belt ancient impacts iron and phosphorus early bacterial life microorganisms ...

A massive meteorite that hit the Earth three billion years ago may have caused ancient life to flourish. The S2 meteorite, ...

Recent scientific findings suggest a massive meteorite that impacted Earth 3.26 billion years ago may have benefited early ...