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Near-Earth asteroid tally ticks over 30,000 milestone

Posted by ArielTechGeek 554 days ago (https://newatlas.com)

As the dinosaurs could attest, it’s worth keeping an eye on any big space rocks that might be buzzing around Earth. A fleet of observatories are doing just that, and astronomers have now announced that we’ve just ticked over the milestone of 30,000 near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) discovered.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: Asteroid, NASA, ESA, Near Earth object, Earth, Impact

Scientists tally up the total number of ants on Earth

Posted by ArielTechGeek 577 days ago (https://newatlas.com)

The next time an inquisitive four-year-old asks how many ants there are on Earth, you can be ready to fire back a specific number. Researchers in Germany have scoured the scientific literature to come up with an answer to that question, as well as the inevitable follow-up – how much do they all weigh combined?Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTags: Ants, ANT+, Insect, Animals, Animal science

World hits 500 million official COVID cases but real tally likely billions

Posted by ArielTechGeek 738 days ago (https://newatlas.com)

The world has surpassed over 500 million officially recorded COVID-19 cases, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. This grim milestone is almost certainly an undercount, with some researchers estimating nearly half of the world’s total population has likely been infected at least once with SARS-CoV-2 over the past two years.Continue ReadingCategory: Health & Wellbeing, LifestyleTag