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The bulging, equator-belted midsection of Earth currently teems with a greater diversity of life than anywhere else — a biodiversity that generally wanes when moving from the tropics to the mid-latitudes and the mid-latitudes to the poles. More details at: https://news.unl.edu/newsrooms/today/article/study-temperature-explains-why-aquatic-life-more-diverse-near-equator/