Not convinced that humans are causing climate change? Here are the facts.
These four graph on carbon emissions, atmospheric temperatures, spring dates, and Lyme disease cases show how humans are causing climate change.
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2020 is on track to be the hottest year in history
It’s been a superlative year in a lot of ways, and with just a few weeks left 2020 is likely to cram in another: the hottest year on record.
The current state of the pandemic in five graphs
Approximately one eternity ago in April 2020, experts thought we’d see 100,000 to 200,000 COVID deaths. It’s now October, cases are rising yet again, and the Centers for Disease Control recently estimated that around 285,000 deaths—and we’re just heading into what many fear will be the worst part of the pandemic. Here are some key takeaways now that we’re deep into the pandemic.
Infographics have helped keep us alive for centuries
A wave of statistical enthusiasm, coupled with new technologies, paved the way for education and public health reform in the 1800s.
Meet the hard-working microbes that make your favorite cheeses
Every bite of cheese you’ve ever taken owes its funk and flavor to the community of microbes living inside it. The original cheese just had whatever microbes happened to be living on the farm, but today cheesemakers deliberate inoculate their dairy with specific types of bacteria and mold.
Why so many of the COVID-19 graphs you see are misleading
It’s difficult to really get a grasp on the scale that COVID-19 has now hit the world, but one way to try is with graphics. You’ve probably seen a hundred maps at this point, showing coronavirus cases around the world, and countless graphs showing how the number of confirmed cases has risen dramatically over the past few weeks. The problem with most of these visuals is that they’re misleading in one way or another.
Ranked: the loudest sounds ever measured
We gathered some of the biggest booms in history, both natural and unnatural, to see how they compare.
We built a better house for the 48 million Americans with hearing loss
What makes a perfectly quiet living space? Smart windows, mindful layouts, blackout curtains, and more.
See how birds change their tunes to fit their surroundings
Songbirds want their notes to be heard, so they shift the pitch and cadence of their melodies to fit into their natural environs. It’s a plus for potential mates—and for any birders listening on.
Humans have been recording sound since before they could play it back
It’s taken us quite a few years to learn how to capture audio accurately.