Tag: Significant Figures
US nonprofits raised $2.5 billion on Giving Tuesday in 2020
Abhishek Bhati, Bowling Green State University
CC BY-SASome 35 million Americans gave a total of US$2.5 billon on Giving Tuesday to causes of all kinds,...
Worsening hurricane season threatens billions of chickens
Tom Tabler, Mississippi State University
CC BY-SAHurricanes can have devastating consequences for both residents and businesses in their path. And one sector that’s particularly exposed...
Up to 204,691 extra deaths in the US so far in...
Ronald D. Fricker Jr., Virginia Tech
The Conversation, CC BY-NDThe number of deaths in the United States through July 2020 is 8% to 12% higher...
Almost half of US teens who date experience stalking and harassment
Emily Rothman, Boston University
CC BY-NDFalling in love for the first time can be a thrill, and teen dating is important to adolescent development. But...
Ocean warming threatens coral reefs and soon could make it harder...
Shawna Foo, Arizona State University
CC BY-NDAnyone who’s tending a garden right now knows what extreme heat can do to plants. Heat is also a...
Federal spending covers only 8% of public school budgets
David S. Knight, University of Washington
CC BY-SAState and local tax dollars cover the bulk of U.S. public school funding.
The federal government spends just under...
Millennials drive for 8% fewer trips than older generations
Tom Lyon, University of Michigan; A. Wren Montgomery, Western University, and Kim Wolske, University of Chicago
CC BY-NDMillennials – typically defined as those born between...
It takes a long time to vote
Jonathan Coopersmith, Texas A&M University
The Conversation, CC BY-ND“No citizen should have to wait more than 30 minutes to vote,” declared a 2014 federal...
EXPLORING NATURE
Oldest known cremation in Africa poses 9,500-year-old mystery about Stone Age...
Jessica C. Thompson, Yale University; Elizabeth Sawchuk, Stony Brook University (The State University of New York), and Jessica Cerezo-Román, University of Oklahoma
