A whole lot, apparently. Recent surveys and modelling techniques have allowed scientists to get a much more accurate picture of the tree population of planet earth.
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"The deeper you go, the weirder it gets." YouTube: We know more about some other planets than we do about the deepest corners of Earth's oceans, and the species we've found there are almost alien. Here's... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 474 views • 3:10Does life exist anywhere else in the universe? And how did it get started? Scientists are seeking the answers in the cosmos, our solar system and right here on planet Earth.
posted by Mystic95Z 8 years 8 months 3 weeks ago • 276 views • 10:48"The biggest uninterrupted indoor space on the planet, Tropical Islands Resort, sits on an old airfield in Germany. How on earth could anyone afford to build something that big... and then use it as a... continue reading
posted by blacklotus90 8 years 9 months 1 week ago • 226 views • 2:09"Our planet is a lonely speck in the great enveloping cosmic dark."
posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 4 months ago • 342 views • 3:46Except why we can't get along.
posted by Warren E. Hale (MrFisk) 9 years 8 months 3 weeks ago • 154 views • 7:22Energy is neither created nor destroyed — and yet the global demand for it continues to increase. But where does energy come from, and where does it go? Joshua M. Sneideman examines the many ways in... continue reading
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posted by chingalera 1 decade 11 months 2 weeks ago • 1,112 views • 3:19The Earth's radius is often quoted when describing the size of exoplanets, such as those recently discovered by the Kepler telescope. Why? and other interesting bits about the discovery of planets outside... continue reading
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