Numbers in the News

Estimated number of microbe species on Earth, according to a new study.  

Number of previously unknown galaxies recently spotted by the MeerKAT radio telescope in South Africa.  

Estimated minimum number of years that wild monkeys in Brazil have been using stone tools to crack open nuts, according to an archaeological excavation. That’s at least 100 generations of monkeys!

Number of kids or teens who end up in U.S. emergency rooms each day because of skateboarding accidents, according to researchers at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio.

Estimated percentage by which internet traffic grows every year. Service providers in many parts of the world are struggling to keep up.