D: Iron in the ocean (from the ocean circulation, from the impactor itself, and from erosion), along with nutrients (like ...

While the impacts were almost undetectable for the general public, scientists were able to gather crucial intel following the ...

Geologists suggest the catastrophic impact of "S2" delivered key nutrients to the oceans, prompting microorganisms to thrive ...

This meteorite, designated as S2, is roughly 200 times larger than the Chicxulub responsible for the dinosaurs’ extinction.

The S2 meterorite, which hit the planet just over 3 billion years ago, dwarfed the one that caused the dinosaurs' extinction, ...

The impact site of the second asteroid is called the Nadir crater, where rock was liquified and a tsunami launched into the ...

The destructive power of asteroids is undeniable — just ask the dinosaurs. New research suggests a huge space rock that ...

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

Scientists have revealed images of a second massive asteroid impact called Nadir Crater buried 300 meters under the ocean ...

A gigantic space rock that slammed into Earth more than three billion years ago grievously wounded the biosphere—and then ...

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