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 ...

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

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

A huge meteorite first discovered in 2014 caused a tsunami bigger than any in known human history and boiled the oceans, ...

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

The study shows that meteorite impacts, while often seen as destructive, may have actually benefited early life on Earth.