2 pounds: the weight of the olinguito, an adorable carnivorous mammal species just discovered in South America
20 millikelvins: the temperature at which scientists recently achieved reliable, on-demand quantum teleportation
700 miles per hour: the speed at which Elon Musk’s proposed Hyperloop railway system would shoot passengers across the country
50 million years: the amount of time these two galaxies will be colliding, spewing superheated gas and x-rays into space
3,467 miles: the slice of Mars captured in a new radar image from the Mars Express orbiter
17 years: the prison term this ex-chief of a U.S. military supplier just earned for insider trading, fraud, lying to auditors, and obstruction of justice (eesh)
$15,000: the funding three college students need to build an electricity-free light bulb powered by bacteria
6 percent: the portion of medical marijuana studies from the past year that investigated the drug’s benefits, rather than its harms
165 million years: the age of a newly discovered fossil with preserved hair residue—evidence that fur evolved long before the rise of modern mammals
3 inches: the height of a goofy-looking leaping robot that can control its landing by moving its tail in midair
18: the number of whiskers on the autonomous Shrewbot research robot
$900: the price of a new GPS receiver that offers navigation accurate to an inch
67: the documented number of uncontacted people living in the rainforest of Brazil. Government workers recently captured rare footage of one isolated tribe.
$1,325: the price of a paddleboard made from coconut husks
