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All the Stuff Humans Make Now Outweighs Earth’s Organisms

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Anthropogenic mass—concrete, metal, and other human creations—has grown to be heavier than plants, animals, and microbes combined. Planet Earth is not happy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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