A devastating meteorite strike over three billion years ago may have been just what early life needed to thrive. While it’s ...

found that the meteorite not only added phosphorus but also stirred up the deep ocean. Iron-rich waters from the depths were mixed into shallow regions by giant tsunami waves triggered by the impact.

volcanic eruption or meteorite. A tsunami can move hundreds of miles per hour in the open ocean and smash into land with waves as high as 100 feet or more. From the area where the tsunami ...

Previous studies have found that the nearly 10km-wide asteroid that slammed into the water near what is now Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula triggered a massive tsunami unlike anything ever documented.