More than half of Earth’s species live in the soil

Now here is an astonishing fact that I didn't know ....

Soil is estimated to be home to 90% of the world’s fungi, 85% of plants and more than 50% of bacteria, making it the world’s most species-rich habitat.

Soil was known to hold a wealth of life but this new figure, in a paper published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, doubles what scientists estimated in 2006 when they suggested 25% of life was soil-based.

The Guardian - More than half of Earth’s species live in the soil

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