Weighing the planet's biological matter

PHYSorg
Jun 19, 2018, 7:30 am197 pts
Our planet is teeming with life: Even in the most extreme places, like the scorching deserts and the pitch-black ocean depths, living organisms can be found. But just how much living matter is on this planet? A new study now makes the first global estimates of the total weight, or biomass, of life on Earth. The…

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