A giant meteorite boiled the oceans 3.2 billion years ago, but provided a ‘fertilizer bomb’ for life
When a meteorite with the mass of four Mount Everests hit Earth 3.2 billion years ago, it caused global chaos and provided an unexpected silver lining for life.
Ancient meteorite was 'giant fertilizer bomb' for life on Earth
The space rock that slammed into Earth 66 million years ago at the end of the Cretaceous Period caused a global calamity that doomed the dinosaurs and many other life forms. But that was far from the largest meteorite to strike our planet.
Mega meteorite tore up seabed and boiled Earth's oceans
Carrying sledge hammers, scientists hiked to the impact site in South Africa to chisel off chunks of rock to understand the crash. The team also found evidence that massive asteroid impacts did not bring only destruction to Earth - they helped early life thrive.
A giant, ancient meteorite may have helped life on Earth thrive
A giant meteorite first discovered in 2014 caused a tsunami bigger than any in known human history and may have sparked life, scientists reveal.
How a Giant Meteorite Impact 3.26 Billion Years Ago May Have Paved the Way for Early Life
Around 3.26 billion years ago, long before complex life forms roamed the Earth, a meteorite of staggering proportions slammed into the planet, dramatically altering its environment. This cosmic impact,
Scientists discover life on Earth could have been started by a giant meteorite that boiled the oceans
Life on Earth could have been started by a gigantic meteorite four times the size of Mount Everest, scientists have discovered. Experts claim every person on planet Earth descends from the same single ancestor,
A 3-billion-year-old meteorite might have sparked life on Earth, study asserts
A massive meteorite impact 3.26 billion years ago may have triggered environmental changes that helped early bacteria thrive, reshaping Earth's early life forms.
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