Over the years, afficionados have gathered many thousands of UFO sightings into two databases. Though conventional science might dismiss them as ridiculous, some researchers think it’s worth studying them. So far their work hasn’t turned up any real aliens, but it has revealed a lot about the humans who think they’ve spottted them.
This chart shows some of the sources of our favorite colors throughout history—and how long we relied on them.
You might be surprised to learn how much of the food loss in our system occurs after the harvest, and how much is for superficial reasons.
This map shows where we still have grasslands (hint: not many places) and how we’ve managed to decimate these incredibly fragile ecosystems all around the world.
In 2011, an outbreak slammed through a large swatch of the Southern and Eastern U.S.—not of disease, but of tornadoes.
Check out the 8 winners of this year’s Vizzies awards for science visualizations
About 30 percent of the energy sent to Earth bounces back into outer space, stabilizing the global thermostat. Read on.
In many parts of the U.S., it’s not uncommon for a summery afternoon to transform into a below-zero night. But no place has felt a greater 24-hour change in the mercury than Loma, Montana.
Here we see the number of years per decade that had above-average temperatures—and how many of those years rose a half, or even a whole, degree above the norm. Read on.
The winners of the science visualizations awards are in! Read on for a look at some incredible photography, illustrations, and infographics.
