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

A giant meteorite first discovered in 2014 caused a tsunami bigger than any in known human history and may have sparked life, scientists reveal.

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

Experts suggest the conditions caused by the impact of the S2 meteorite 3.26 billion years ago may have caused certain life forms to bloom.

A massive meteorite that struck Earth over three billion years ago – dwarfing the one that wiped out the dinosaurs – may have actually given ancient microscopic life forms a boost, according to fascinating new research.

Traditionally, giant space rocks colliding with Earth are seen as a bad thing for life. That's certainly true now, but the primordial Earth of 3 billion years ago was a different place. A team from Harvard University studying an ancient impact known as S2 has discovered evidence the event may have given life a leg up.