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almost 20 quadrillion ants on Earth right now. That’s a 20 followed by 15 zeroes, which is a number that’s hard to really get your head around. Put it this way – there are 2,000 times more ants on Earth than there are stars in our galaxy.
Surprisingly, vegetarian ants also exist. They grow mushrooms by farming.Scientists tally up the total number of ants on Earth
The next time an inquisitive four-year-old asks how many ants there are on Earth, you can be ready to fire back a specific number. Researchers in Germany have scoured the scientific literature to come up with an answer to that question, as well as the inevitable follow-up – how much do they all…newatlas.com
In order to make driverless cars safer ... give them big eyes?
When crossing the road in front of a car, pedestrians should make eye contact with the driver, to make sure they've been seen. However, what if the car has no driver? New research suggests that the vehicle should then have eyes of its own.newatlas.com