December 12, 2020
The mass of man-made objects is now greater than that of all biomass by Jake Pearson
If there is one thing that humanity is becoming more aware of about this century, it is our influence on the environment. Many of the alarming environmental reports we received Visceral And Easy to understand, Some are very subtle. For example, a new study from Israel says that this year – the mass of man-made objects will exceed all living things on Earth.
Patron A team of scientists at the Weissman Institute of Science in the city of Rehove reported on a new study. The published study was led by Ron Milo, a professor of plant and environmental sciences at the university.
The Mass of Human-Made Material Now Outweighs All Biomass
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If there’s anything humanity is becoming increasingly aware of this century, it’s our impact on the environment. But while many of the frightening environmental reports we’ve received are visceral and easy to understand, some are far more subtle. A new study out of Israel, for example, says that likely during this year the mass of material made by humans will exceed all the biomass on Earth.
The Guardian reported on the new study, undertaken by a team of scientists at the Weizmann Institute of Science in the city of Rehovot. Professor Ron Milo at the University’s Plant and Environmental Sciences Department led the study published in
For the first time in history manmade materials now likely outweigh all life on Earth, scientists said Wednesday in research detailing the "crossover point" at which humanity's footprint is heavier than that of the natural world.
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Blood samples are to be taken from up to 19,000 people across all provinces, in the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) two-phase nationwide Covid-19 seroprevalence survey.
A graphic of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19. Image by Hanna Vega Yinon M Bar-On, Avi Flamholz, Rob Phillips, and Ron Milo via Wikimedia, published in Cell Biology by the Numbers (CC BY-SA 4.0)The HSRC has released details of the seroprevalence survey, which joins several other efforts underway or soon to begin. These surveys will bridge a gap in our understanding of the true extent of the spread of Covid-19. The surveys test people for the antibodies to the virus SARS-Cov-2 that causes Covid-19. They can help estimate the percentage of the population that has been infected.