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Natural produced carbon declining rates from 1750 to 2010 with climate change

Not convinced that humans are causing climate change? Here are the facts. Not convinced that humans are causing climate change? Here are the facts.

By Neel Dhanesha

map of covid infections among nursing staff at care homes

The current state of the pandemic in five graphs The current state of the pandemic in five graphs

By Sara Chodosh

Causes of Mortality in the Army

Infographics have helped keep us alive for centuries Infographics have helped keep us alive for centuries

By Murray Dick/MIT Press Reader

person washing their hands

Why so many of the COVID-19 graphs you see are misleading Why so many of the COVID-19 graphs you see are misleading

By Sara Chodosh

Totto Renna illustration

Ranked: the loudest sounds ever measured Ranked: the loudest sounds ever measured

By Jessica Boddy

Phonautograph and Wax Cylinder recorders

Humans have been recording sound since before they could play it back Humans have been recording sound since before they could play it back

By Eleanor Cummins

America's UFO highway

UFO sightings say more about us than about aliens UFO sightings say more about us than about aliens

By Matthew Phelan

How humans created color for thousands of years

How humans created color for thousands of years How humans created color for thousands of years

By Eleanor Cummins

We waste 40 percent of the food we grow—here’s where it goes

We waste 40 percent of the food we grow—here’s where it goes We waste 40 percent of the food we grow—here’s where it goes

Only 10 percent of the world’s grasslands are intact

Only 10 percent of the world’s grasslands are intact Only 10 percent of the world’s grasslands are intact

By Kaitlin Sullivan

Many circular lines on a black background

The 8 best science images, videos, and visualizations of the year The 8 best science images, videos, and visualizations of the year

By Kate Baggaley

30 percent of the energy sent to Earth bounces back into outer space. Climate change could upend that.

30 percent of the energy sent to Earth bounces back into outer space. Climate change could upend that. 30 percent of the energy sent to Earth bounces back into outer space. Climate change could upend that.

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Loma MT infographic

In a Montana town, a record-breaking 103-degree swing in 24 hours In a Montana town, a record-breaking 103-degree swing in 24 hours

By Sara Chodosh

Don’t believe our planet is warming up? Look at this.

Don’t believe our planet is warming up? Look at this. Don’t believe our planet is warming up? Look at this.

By Rachel Feltman

Human brain illustration | Vizzies winner

The 10 best science images, videos, and visualizations of the year The 10 best science images, videos, and visualizations of the year

By Popular Science Team

This is your brain on drugs

This is your brain on drugs This is your brain on drugs

By Claire Maldarelli

Here are the last uncharted corners of the globe

Here are the last uncharted corners of the globe Here are the last uncharted corners of the globe

By Sara Chodosh

These will be the best places to live in America in 2100 A.D.

These will be the best places to live in America in 2100 A.D. These will be the best places to live in America in 2100 A.D.

Infographic: A Timeline Of The Present And Future Of Electric Flight

Infographic: A Timeline Of The Present And Future Of Electric Flight Infographic: A Timeline Of The Present And Future Of Electric Flight

By Kelsey D. Atherton

weather patterns visualized on a 3-D computer model of Earth

3-D Map Of Earth Shows Real-Time Weather 3-D Map Of Earth Shows Real-Time Weather