How much of Earth's life is still undiscovered?
Scientists are discovering around 16,000 new species annually, revealing Earth as a vastly underexplored planet teeming with life, while ambitious projects like the Earth Biogenome Project aim to sequence the genomes of all known eukaryotic life to preserve biodiversity and unlock solutio
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