An albatross has the largest wingspan of any bird, greater than 3 metres (10 feet).. or the length of one car.
Blooming marvellous
Blooming marvellous A project aimed at increasing the absorption of
carbon dioxide from the atmosphere has succeeded in causing a bloom
of plankton in the Southern Ocean, south of Tasmania, by seeding
the water with iron sulphate. Plankton is very efficient at
absorbing carbon dioxide. 13 MARCH 1999, P. 5