Danish scientists suggested that adults abstaining from all other meat can eat nine tenths of two chicken breasts a week without exceeding planetary boundaries.
A 4º Celsius warming scenario was projected to cause a 40 percent loss to global GDP by 2100, and 111 fossil-fuel companies were linked to $28 trillion in lost productivity or incurred damage arising from climate change between 1991 and 2020.
The universe may rotate at a rate of two turns every trillion years.
An enormous cloud of molecular hydrogen, which may be in the process of star formation, was discovered 300 light-years from Earth.
An Egyptologist who examined depictions of the sky goddess Nut bending over her brother and father, drawn from 555 ancient coffins, theorized that the version on the outer coffin of Nesitaudjatakhet, a chantress to Amun-Re, represents the Great Rift that runs through the Milky Way as a dark line running through Nut’s starry body.
The Star Manual of Master Shi may predate the star catalogue of Hipparchus.
Jupiter’s hailstorms precipitate mushballs of ammonia.
Dipteryx oleifera trees thrive after direct lightning strikes, which rid them of parasitic vines
Babies born in Portland, Oregon, have an additional 50 grams of birth weight when their mothers live within 100 meters of at least ten trees.
Macaque mothers who lose an infant exhibit a period of protest but, unlike human mothers, do not subsequently exhibit despair.
Lemur species of the genus Eulemur that are more sexually egalitarian possess more oxytocin receptors in their amygdalae as compared with species whose females routinely bully and dominate males.
A survey of 1,786 conflicts between male and female Congolese bonobos revealed that 61 percent were won by females, who form coalitions to drive males into submission.
Bite marks on the skeleton of a Yorkshire gladiator were found to be evidence of death by lion.
A helicopter crash in South Africa was determined to have been caused by an unsecured penguin from Bird Island falling onto the cyclic-pitch controller.
Authorities seized four lions who arrived in Israel by drone.
Life expectancy in Gaza fell by 34.9 years between October 2023 and September 2024, and the probability of death in childhood increased sixfold from 2022 to 2023.
Among Israeli irritable bowel syndrome sufferers, Jews have more diarrhea, whereas Arabs have more constipation.
Religious scrupulosity in youth may be difficult to disentangle from OCD.
When depleted of other energy sources, the brains of marathon runners consume their own myelin
Small children perceive their own heartbeats from the age of three months, whereas the perception of their own breathing develops during their second year.
Hot water circulating in the pants improves older adults’ cardiovascular health.
Drone larvae homogenate collected from hives in late spring and applied to the lesioned backs of thirty male Wistar rats led to greater scar density and smaller wound diameter.
The Antarctic midge, the continent’s sole native insect, was found to be the only organism to undergo both quiescence and obligate diapause.
A hell ant preserved in Brazilian limestone was declared the oldest ant to have been discovered.
Colossal and glacial glass squids were filmed in their natural environments for the first time.
Long-eared owls have fluorescent feathers.
Scientists created the color olo, the greenest green, which can be seen only by having a laser shot into one’s eye.
Chance that FEMA declared a major disaster in the United States on any given day last year: 1 in 6
Percentage of Americans who experienced at least one of these disasters: 34
Chance that an American who was displaced by a disaster last year has not returned home: 1 in 9
Percentage of Americans who fear that they or a loved one will be deported: 19
Portion of Americans who say they have recently delayed a major purchase because of tariffs: 1/3, Who say they have canceled such a purchase entirely: 1/4
Percentage of Americans who said last year that foreign trade represented an opportunity to grow the U.S. economy: 60, Who say so now: 81
Percentage increase over the past year in incidents of maritime piracy: 35
Portion of Americans who say that the country would be better off if more Americans worked in manufacturing: 4/5, Who say they themselves would be better off working in manufacturing: 1/4
Factor by which the number of American lawyers per capita has increased since 1970: 4
Average number of instruction hours that it takes to become a lawyer in the United States: 1,250
To become a licensed hairdresser: 1,500
Percentage decrease since 2022 in jobs in the film and television industry in Los Angeles: 23
Total number of “shooting days” on Los Angeles film sets in 2022: 52,837, In 2024: 30,574
Percentage decrease since 2020 in the number of computer programmers employed in the United States: 38
Portion of U.S. math teachers who use AI in their work: 1/5, Of English teachers: 2/5, Of school principals: 3/5
Factor by which the prevalence of the word “kiss” in English-language publications has increased since 2000: 7
The word “orgasm”: 5
Percentage by which Pornhub users under the age of 25 are more likely than others to search for foot-related pornography: 28, By which they are more likely to search for virtual-reality pornography: 136
Minimum number of violent attacks committed by “pedophile hunters” in the United States since 2023: 170
Percentage change since 2023 in the portion of Democrats who say the government should restrict false information online: –17, In the portion of Republicans who say so: +10
Percentage of remaining phone battery life at which the average American says they begin to “panic”: 38
Portion of Americans in relationships who have looked at their partner’s text messages without permission: 1/2
Number of ceasefires that occurred worldwide between 1989 and 2020: 2,203
Percentage of these that were sustained for the agreed-upon time period: 40
Estimated minimum amount that the average American taxpayer spent on weapons for Israel last year: $112.12
Estimated number of children worldwide who will lose access to malnutrition treatment as a result of cuts to USAID: 6,500,000
Chance that a malnourished child who loses access to such treatment will die within three months: 1 in 2
Number of excess deaths projected to occur by 2040 if cuts to foreign aid remain in place: 25,300,000
Percentage of Democrats who believe that Republicans are “downright evil”: 48
Percentage of Republicans who believe this of Democrats: 53
Percentage of Americans who say that Donald Trump should be the pope: 6