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14 wrz 2024 · “That same mathematical property, encoded into pineapples, pinecones, and more, explains why biological organisms often display numbers found in the Fibonacci sequence.”
5 wrz 2018 · From the grains of sand on all the beaches on Earth to the number of stars in the sky, our universe is teeming with big numbers. Miles beneath our feet, there could lie a quadrillion tons...
17 lis 2023 · From the humble trillion to Graham's number, here are some of the most massive numbers ever conceived by humans.
24 kwi 2019 · What does Earth's biodiversity look like in the big picture? In this post, I provide an overview – with a summary graphic – of Earth's biomass, how it is distributed between taxa (the taxonomic group of organisms), and the environments within which they live.
11 sty 2024 · Over two billion years from now, Earth will no longer be able to sustain life. A new study looks at how much life has ever existed and what this means for the discovery of new life-supporting...
16 wrz 2024 · Two of the most intriguing questions in science are: How did life on Earth begin? and Is there life elsewhere in the universe?
13 cze 2023 · With more than 5,000 exoplanets confirmed, and likely billions more in our Milky Way galaxy, possible places where other life might reside have skyrocketed in recent years. And with more sophisticated telescopes scanning the sky and in development, we have better tools than ever to understand these distant worlds.
