New Study Estimates There Are A Trillion Species On Earth, 99.999% Undiscovered
- 8 years ago
Our planet is home to roughly five and a half million known species, but based on a recent analysis, the ones science is aware of don’t even scratch the surface of what’s out there.
Our planet is home to roughly five and a half million known species, but based on a recent analysis, the ones science is aware of don’t even scratch the surface of what’s out there.
Researchers from Indiana University gathered data and ran numbers and estimate there are actually around a trillion species inhabiting Earth.
Calculations were based on datasets of documented life forms, which included plants, microbial life, and animals.
According to Jay Lennon, one of t
Our planet is home to roughly five and a half million known species, but based on a recent analysis, the ones science is aware of don’t even scratch the surface of what’s out there.
Researchers from Indiana University gathered data and ran numbers and estimate there are actually around a trillion species inhabiting Earth.
Calculations were based on datasets of documented life forms, which included plants, microbial life, and animals.
According to Jay Lennon, one of t