Himalayas reiterate a tale of planetary transformation — of drifting continents, lost oceans, and the birth of life itself.

Scientists discovered a previously hidden ecosystem - lagoons in Argentina's Puna de Atacama harbors microbial communities, ...

Scientists have discovered a previously hidden ecosystem with an expansive system of lagoons in the salt plains of Puna de Atacama, an arid plateau in Argentina — with giant stromatolites that ...

CU Boulder geologist Brian Hynek has helped to document what may be a unique kind of ecosystem on Earth—and a possible window into the earliest stages of life on this planet 3.5 billion years ago, and ...

During research at the Köröm thermal spring in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, Hungary, scientists observed biological ...

Fossils called stromatolites from Western Australia were created by microbes 3.48 billion years ago. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...

Stromatolites, layered organo-sedimentary structures reflecting complex interplays between microbial communities and their environment, have long been considered key macrofossils for life ...

The team examined ancient stromatolites preserved in southern Zimbabwe, which date back more than 2.5 billion years. Stromatolites are layered biochemical structures formed in shallow water by the ...

may have looked like. It’s all thanks to stromatolites—complex microbial communities (formed primarily by microbes called cyanobacteria) that grow giant mounds of rock as they age. This ...