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Business of Science
Between April 27th and May 26th, will more US patents be granted with at least one US-based inventor than with no US-based inventors?
Between April 27th and May 26th, how many US patents will be issued with at least one inventor based in China?
Between April 27th and May 26th, how many US patents will be issued with at least one inventor based in Japan?
Between April 27th and May 26th, how many US patents will be issued with at least one inventor based in the US?
Global Change
In May 2015, will there be five or more consecutive days in Beijing when the 24-hour average PM2.5 Air Quality Index is between 150 and 200, as reported by the US Embassy in Beijing?
Will there be at least two days in May 2015 when the daily 24-hour average AQI level for PM2.5 reaches the Very Unhealthy level of 201-300, as reported by the US Embassy in Beijing?
Will an hourly PM2.5 Air Quality Index (AQI) level above 500 be reported by the US Embassy in Beijing at least three times in May 2015?
In which week in May 2015 will the weekly mean CO2 reported at Mauna Loa Observatory be the highest?
Will the weekly mean CO2 level measured at Mauna Loa Observatory be over 405.5 ppm in at least one week in May 2015?
How many full weeks in May 2015 will the weekly mean CO2 level measured at Mauna Loa Observatory be over 405 ppm?
Will the monthly average CO2 level reported by NOAA-ESRL at its Mauna Loa Observatory be over 404 ppm for May, 2015?
Will the Calbuco Volcano in Chile erupt again in May, 2015?
How many times will the Calbuco Volcano in Chile erupt in May, 2015?
Space Sciences
Will Solar Impulse 2 complete leg 9 of its circumnavigation by May 31st, 2015?
How many legs of its journey around the globe will Solar Impulse 2 have completed by May 31st, 2015?
Transportation
Will the Japanese magnetic levitation train break its world speed record of 603 km/h by June 1st, 2015?
Can we expect the new contest leaderboard to go live anytime soon?
Here is the top 15 as of this morning using my homemade calculations.
I might have made mistakes, so caveat lector.
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