Researchers propose that a meteorite strike billions of years ago may have seeded Scotland with ancient life, adding cosmic drama to the nation’s already eccentric past. Forget folklore—the real mystery may be microbe-hitchhiking asteroids and interplanetary biology at work.

By analyzing ancient Scottish rocks like the Stac Fada layer, geologists link a meteorite crash to possible “alien” chemical signatures, hinting at how Earth’s building blocks arrived. Did a meteorite crash jumpstart Scotland’s ancient life? The cosmic case is compelling.