Scientists have counted all types of trees on Earth: they were helped by the Nazi Enigma cipher machine

Using Nazi code-breaking technology during World War II, scientists estimate that there are 73,000 species of trees on Earth, 14% more than expected. Another 9,000 species need to be identified. According to scientists, there are approximately 73,300 species of trees on Earth, but 9,000 of them are yet to be discovered. To count the number of tree species on Earth, scientists used the technology of cracking the code of the German Enigma cipher machine during World War II. This technology was developed by British scientists Alan Turing and Irving Goode, according to The Guardian. As a result of a new...