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Science · True or False?

There are more trees on Earth than stars in the Milky Way

The answer is True.

Explanation

According to a landmark 2015 study published in Nature, scientists estimated the global tree population at approximately 3.04 trillion. In contrast, astronomers estimate that the Milky Way contains between 100 billion and 400 billion stars. This means Earth's trees outnumber the galaxy's stars by a factor of at least seven to one.

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