If you think it takes a lot to fill up your vehicle’s gas tank, you’re right. A new analysis suggests that each gallon of gasoline is derived from an amount of ancient plant matter equivalent to the vegetation in a midsize wheat field.
Most of today’s oil started out millions of years ago as tiny aquatic plants called phytoplankton, says Jeffrey S.
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