BGES Professor Dr. John Van Stan Featured in MinuteEarth Video

In the 1850s, German scientists were trying to figure out how to weigh a forest – but they weren’t particularly interested in the trees. Because as it turns out, forests are much more than trees, and trees aren't the heaviest – or even the second heaviest – part of a forest.

BGES Professor John Van Stan was featured in this fantastic video by MinuteEarth entitled "The Heaviest Part of a Forest Is NOT What You Think"