It's estimated that, despite it's relatively small size, Costa Rica contains about 5% of the Earth's total biomass (meaning 5% of all plant and animal life on Earth). That makes Costa Rica one of the most biodiverse countries on the planet!
Ants matter. Antsmatter because antsarematter – exactly as much matter as humans, to be precise. That is to say, if you were to add up all the biomass of people in the world, it would be roughly equal to the amount of ant biomass in the world. Suddenly they don’t seem so small...
About this item Product details A round-the-world learning adventure with so much to color-in and discover! Kids will love the doodle world map pillowcase, featuring a beautiful hand-drawn world map illustration packed full of fun facts, wild animals and exotic sea c...
It’s the ultimate form of “green energy.” Seaweed biomass has exceptional potential to generate methane and other energy products; and from 1972 to 1986, the U.S. government and private agencies extensively researched the potential of seaweed as alternatives to fossil fuels. Seaweed is a gian...
Plants can create an energy source – biomass! 4. Seeds are dispersed so they can grow in other areas. Seeds need to be dispersed so that plants can grow in separate areas. This can be done in different ways. Wind dispersal Seeds will travel in the wind. This will happen to plants suc...
Even though Sweden is the second largest paper exporter in the world, the country's forest biomass is growing, because for every one tree they cut down, they plant three in its place. Fact:World Bioenergy Association| Image:Seth Williams ...
International Census of Marine Microbes (ICoMM)in Microbes Building a cyber infrastructure to index and organize what is known about microbes, the world”s smallest organisms, which account for 90 percent of biomass in oceans. Future of Marine Animal Populations (FMAP)in Oceans Past and Future FM...
For example, to produce ethanol from corn requires a very significant quantity of primary energy to produce a gallon of ethanol for blending with gasoline; the combustion CO2 of ethanol is not counted, as is the CO2 of burning biomass, because they are “renewable”, per interna...
We’re exploring some of the most interesting and amazing facts about the world of plants. From their incredible diversity, to their remarkable adaptations, to their ability to sustain life on more »