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Why some trees find one another repulsive, and why we don’t know how much our hands weigh

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The Different Types of Trees in the World

The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute manages the most studied tropical forest in the world. Every five years, they measure the exact location, identity and size of every tree on Baracolorado Island. The average across species is 27 meters - a lot more than you would expect by chance.

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