How a single-celled organism almost wiped out life on Earth - Anusuya Willis

Discover how a single-celled organism caused the first mass extinction in Earth’s history and paved the way for complex life. -- There’s an organism that changed the world. It caused the first mass extinction in Earth’s history … and also paved the way for complex life. How? Anusuya Willis explains how cyanobacteria, simple organisms that don’t even have nuclei or any other organelles, wrote a pivotal chapter in the story of life on Earth. Lesson by Anusuya Willis, animation by Augenblick Studios. Sign up for our newsletter: Support us on Patreon: Follow us on Facebook: Find us on Twitter: Peep us on Instagram: View full lesson: