Aug. 6, 2018
Feature Story
What are Stromatolites?
Insight into living examples of ancient microbial ecosystems
Stromatolites are one of the oldest ecosystems on Earth. These structures are made by the activities of microbes.Image credit: What is a Stromatolite?; U of Florida; Bush Heritage Australia; NASA.
A new educational video provides insight into stromatolites on Earth today, which are living examples of what ancient microbial ecosystems could have looked like. Production of the video was supported by the University of Florida, Bush Heritage Australia, and NASA Astrobiology through the Exobiology Program.
To view the video, visit: https://youtu.be/N-G7IJCkyvg
It is also available in the Learning Materials and Video Collection on the Astrobiology Program’s Education Page.