The impact of internet use on the environment is a contradictory topic. This impact differs according to the reduction/increase of carbon emissions that end up affecting the environment. For...

Getting a bird’s eye view of them and following the individual paths as they weave through what might resemble spaghetti, some sort of flower or a bow-tie. It’s a beauty that cannot be...

Widow fountains, also known as green dragons, are iconic fixtures in Milan, Italy. Since 1931, the Lamperti foundries have produced and maintained these distinctive fountains. Standing at 1.55...

August 15th, 2023 marks the first National Ecological Day in China. Our focus turns to plastic that can be seen everywhere. In 1950, only 2 million tons of plastic products were produced...

Over one year in Boston, 1,064,053 people cycled 16,548,483 mins in total. They burned 56,264,845 calories and saved 1,581,331,745 g CO2 emissions compared to if their journeys were by car. This...

During the hottest days of each summer, the infographics desk in news media usually delivers pieces explaining how hot is the summer and how all the records have been surpassed, mainly due to...

This visualization shows a cluster of colleges under MIT ADT university and the number of people working under various departments through graphs.

Washington state has a rainy reputation. But let's put that to the test. This visualization uses precipitation data from over 100 weather collection stations for the year 2020 (~30k points), which...

In the summer of 2022, the water levels in the Yangtze, China’s largest river, hit a record low due to low rainfall in the river basin, reduced water flowing in from its upper reaches, and hotter...

The Global Map of Accessibility is an interactive map that lets you view the travel time between almost any point on Earth and the nearest population centre of 50,000 or more people. The data...

In 2022, the extent of the Arctic Sea ice was 34% less than in 1980. In 1980, it stretched through 8.2 million square km, while in 2022 it only covered 5.4 million square km: a loss of 2.8...

Ever wondered what makes different countries similar? We've explored that question through the lens of machine learning and created an interactive data-driven map where countries are organized by...

A look at the states that our family has visited, both individually and as a family.

How do you define the neighborhoods in your city? Axios created an interactive game that lets readers draw boundaries for select neighborhoods in their city and compare their responses to the...

Cities convey far more than we read. The interactions that occur in public space constitute a dynamic process of continuous exchange and evolution of morphological elements. Mapping this ad hoc...

This visualisation shows the bathymetry of the Atlantic Ocean as tessellated, path-traced hexagons, prominently featuring the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. The visualisation is created using the free and...

On Jan. 14, the Iranian tanker Sanchi sank in the worst oil shipping disaster in decades, killing all 32 crew onboard. Water contaminated by the cargo of toxic condensate oil and the ship’s fuel...

It often seems we're having two conversations about climate change, one about the science, and one about the politics — with the audience left trying to join the dots between the two. This story...

During winter 2022-2023 California experienced record snowfall, with some areas receiving over 20m (65ft). This map illustrates this snowfall thematically using 50 sq km hex-bins that each show the...

This chart aims to comprehensively display the core information of the Taklama Desert Railway, including the railway route, distribution of oases and stations along the line, and other main...

Spain at Flood Risk is an interactive and data-driven journalistic investigation that exposes the vulnerability of over a million homes in Spain to river and coastal flooding. This project,...

A mere 1% of the world’s habitable land is human built-up urban area which includes cities, towns, villages, roads and other human infrastructure. While agriculture takes up half of the world’s...

A team of data and graphics reporters spent months talking with experts, analyzing and visualizing historical tornado data, and creating detailed explanatory graphics in order to explain a shift in...

A lot of people look for jobs at big companies because they can be great places to build a solid career. Unfortunately, if we measure the size of a company in terms of annual revenue, there may...

The USDA updated its plant hardiness map for the first time in 11 years. The updated map opens up new possibilities for home gardeners, but there are limits. Let’s explore how the map has changed...

Not all flights are equal. Because of time zones, flying from Los Angeles to New York City feels like an eternity, but New York City to Los Angeles is a breeze. “A flight against time” shows how...

This visualisation shows the bathymetric contours of the Gulf of México. The light and shadow accentuates the otherwise flat blue palette to highlight the depths of the gulf. The visualisation is...

This visualisation shows the lighthouses of the Arctic Circle. The visualisation is created using the free and open-source R statistical computing language, which makes it accessible and...

We need to communicate data in a way that it makes people stop and think. In this data video the climate stripes blend with an animated emoji showing annual global temperature anomalies. The...

How will climate change transform the Swiss landscape? In our immersive story, readers travel along Switzerland’s longest river, the Aare, in the year 2075 and explore an environment altered by...