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Many people are struggling to make ends meet in America. And it's not just because of debt. The cost of living in America is remarkably high in many of its major cities, especially when...

Scientists have launched a new project to explore the effects of climate change by looking at a little known part of the ocean.

New York City's urban forest provides numerous environmental and social benefits, and street trees compose roughly one quarter of that canopy. This map shows the distribution and biodiversity of...

Design is a common profession, but there is also big data behind it that is overlooked. This infographic shows the humorous daily life of the designer and some data, such as the frequent system...

A mapping of the most influential tweeters in sports -- how the leagues, journalists, and athletes themselves are interconnected.

What is the most-watched NBA moment of all time? We identified over hundreds of thousands of NBA videos on YouTube and categorized each by game and play. Here are the top 100 videos from several...

Many of the defining forces of our time — the rise of the digital age, the globalization of the economy, the decline of American competitiveness — can be understood through one simple thing: a...

Science tells us reading is not an innate ability; it takes years to master the art of literacy, which leaves the brain permanently changed. Taking on neuroscience with a dash of educational...

ACE is an interactive web-based engineering course designed to increase vibroacoustic awareness. ACE consists of two modules: Module 1 – Vibroacoustic Materials – contains 11 chapters with quizzes...

Only 15% of young people aspire to become a scientist. This is part of the wider STEM crisis happening in the UK. Terrific Scientific is the BBC's new science campaign for Primary Schools aimed at...

"The Stories Behind a Line" is a visual narrative of six asylum seekers' routes from their hometown to Italy. The website wants to tell their stories through the data that shaped their personal...

In 1961, Astronomer Frank Drake came up with an equation to estimate how many detectable extraterrestrial civilizations might exist in our galaxy. Each variable is a crucial factor for the...

Although the Force is vague and entirely fictitious, this infographic identifies, measures, and categorises use of the Force of the first 6 Star Wars movies.

Using the publicly available transcriptions of all Academy Awards speeches (from Oscars.org), we analysed 450 speeches made by Best Actors, Best Actresses, Best Directors, Best Supporting Actors,...

What the Street!? is a data visualisation project by moovel lab for the interactive exploration of mobility space in cities around the world. It compares how fairly cities allocate urban space...

Charticulator is an interactive authoring tool that enables the creation of bespoke and reusable chart layouts. Charticulator transforms a chart specification into mathematical layout constraints...

China is accused of incarcerating hundreds of thousands of Muslims in detention camps that are rising from the desert sands in Xinjiang. A forensic analysis of satellite data covering 39 of these...

This is a summary of the history of (Western) philosophy showing the positive/negative connections between some of the key ideas/arguments of the philosophers. This first version is based mostly on...

Russia is a vast country spanning through seven time zones and several climates from southern steppes to northern subarctic. And though it’s citizens rarely encounter actual avitaminosis - critical...

Cable news is a major source of information for millions of Americans. But the story you get depends on the channel you watch.

What does your cat get up to once it leaves the cat flap? BBC Horizon teamed up with the Royal Veterinary College and Lincoln and Bristol universities to investigate the secret life of domestic...

This infographic analyzes the complex historical and cultural deposits in Chinese historical relics, and specifically explores the architectural, art, and historical background of Nanjing Ming's...

MS Dhoni's big hitting is part of cricketing folklore. This interactive infographic takes a look at all of his ODI sixes. Did you know? 45% of his sixes have come at the death overs. Also he has...

Migration Trail follows the journeys of two fictional characters: David, from Nigeria and Sarah, from Syria. Their stories are told via maps, data visualisation and social media, in real time over...

Remember all 1,352 shots the Chicago Blackhwks used to win the Stanley Cup, hockey's championship trophy? We do.

In 2012 there were approximately 810 million people over 60 years old in the world. This number is projected to grow to more than 2 billion by 2050, at which point the elderly will outnumber...

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