Worldcrunch
Looking back on 2014, month by month, summing up the news — by the numbers. JANUARY According to a study published in the journal Science, at least 20% of the Neanderthal genome can be found in modern-day Europeans and Asians. Between 1% and 3% percent of human DNA comes from Neanderthals. “Individually, we are a […]
The world in numbers travels far and wide, and still counting…
Lopsided election results from North Korea to Crimea were among the notable numbers of the past 10 days.
What’s the price of John Lennon’s childhoood home? Or the scalp of a president? Find out how the news added up over the past week…
So-called “click farms” in India, beer in Germany and one very long flight are among the ways the world was quantified this past week. Take the tour of the news in numbers. (photo: David Bleasdale)
From 6% to 850,000,000, here’s a quick tour of the world this week — by the numbers.