Re:2.5 Gigapixel Image of the Orion Constellation Took 5 Yea...
by dylan604 on Saturday October 24, 2020 @10:14AM
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We haven't even finished discovering the diversity in life forms on this planet. I'm an astronomy nutter, with all of the possibilities it brings. However, I'm continually amazed when I remember that our little planet is covered 70% by water that we truly have not explored. We keep finding some new species when they do go looking. The diversity of life in water compared to on land is impressive.
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Re:2.5 Gigapixel Image of the Orion Constellation Took 5 Yea...
by xipho on Saturday October 24, 2020 @11:37AM
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There are many groups of insects that have a majority of species undescribed, chalcid wasps are all around you, everywhere outdoors, but so small they are never seen. Current efforts proposed to sequence the genome of every species are grand scope, and have good intention, but also, literally, impossible due to the vastness of biological diversity.