Nate Rott
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There are 2.5 million unique species on Earth that we humans have discovered and categorized, but that number is constantly growing.
A new study published in the journal Science Advances looks at the history of species discovery and how it's changing, and it finds that on average, humans are now discovering 17,000 new species every year.
Estimates range widely about how much unique life there is on Earth, from the low hundreds of millions of different species to the trillions.
The new study's authors say our ability to find new life will only increase with technological advancements like DNA analysis.
But for now, they say Earth continues to be a poorly known planet.
There are 2.5 million unique species on Earth that we humans have discovered and categorized, but that number is constantly growing.
A new study published in the journal Science Advances looks at the history of species discovery and how it's changing, and it finds that on average, humans are now discovering 17,000 new species every year.
Estimates range widely about how much unique life there is on Earth, from the low hundreds of millions of different species to the trillions.
The new study's authors say our ability to find new life will only increase with technological advancements like DNA analysis.
But for now, they say Earth continues to be a poorly known planet.
There are two and a half million unique species on Earth that we humans have discovered and categorized.
But that number is constantly growing.
A new study published in the journal Science Advances looks at the history of species discovery and how it's changing.
And it finds that on average, humans are now discovering 17,000 new species every year.
Estimates range widely about how much unique life there is on Earth, from the low hundreds of millions of different species to the trillions.
The new study's authors say our ability to find new life will only increase with technological advancements like DNA analysis.
But for now, they say Earth continues to be a poorly known planet.