Colorful archaea grow in ponds. (Grombo/Wikimedia Commons)

A Single Act of Evolution

Reverse Ekphrasis

Kate Roger

Source text:

Schultz, Colin. “How a Single Act of Evolution Nearly Wiped Out All Life on Earth.” Smithsonian.com, Smithsonian Institution, 1 Apr. 2014, www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/how-single-act-evolution-nearly-wiped-out-all-life-earth-180950341/?no-ist.