Information design is not about the gimmick, it is about improving communication and storytelling in partnership with the editorial tone, presentation style and journalism. Sky News Election Design...

The data visualisation here is the result of examining a year's worth of physics literature for references to general relativity and its conceptual...

Coal and natural gas are the most common sources for electricity in the country, but coal represents a declining share. The new Clean Power Plan seeks to accelerate that trend by requiring...

One of the leading subreddits for the dataviz community, r/dataisbeautiful is a place for discovery and discussion of any visual that effectively conveys information. @randal_olson

In the category Best Picture. And why did they win? The answer in release dates, minutes and genres.

Rents are on the rise in Berlin, and the reasons are manifold. Online portals of the so-called “sharing economy”, such as Airbnb, are marketing to tourists and have proven to be a profitable...

In 1918, the First World War ended and millions of men returned from the front line to their wives and sweethearts. Two years later, Britain experienced a sudden spike in birth rate, a ‘baby boom’,...

The world's best infographics and data visualizations showcased, from the makers on Infogr.am. @TSSVeloso

It is hard to represent our spherical world on flat piece of paper. Cartographers use something called a "projection" to morph the globe into 2D map. The most popular of these is the Mercator...

Combine parties as best you can to form a workable government. You need 323 votes, probably, to survive a confidence vote, but you may find that some parties get along together better than...

Ever wondered how many carbon emissions are generated by online activity? This infographic by Custom Made shows the level of CO2 emissions generated through emails, searches and cloud storage.

Dadaiz interprets the news - from serious issues through to more fun topics - through the lens of easy-to-digest charts and visualizations. @Jishai

The subject of refugees and migrants is extremely sensitive and confusing. Who, why, when and how many? Should governments dictate the amount of migrants coming into Europe and where they should...

The Guardian began investigating Homan Square, a secretive Chicago police warehouse, in February 2015. After launching a transparency lawsuit, the Guardian has forced the Chicago police...

The 456 characters below all have one thing in common: They're dead. Before the “Game of Thrones” Season 5 premiere, The Washington Post took a look back and noted every on-screen death from the...

Something important you'll notice: as more outside groups get involved in the war, each escalates by backing their side, then a rival will also get involved to back the other side. So what you have...

In December 2015, Paris hosts the COP21, the global climate change summit, where it is imperative for the world nations to come to an agreement regarding their commitment to reducing...

Netherlands vs Costa Rica World Cup game analysis. Team´s Players concentration movement in field, ball possession, shots and scores, etc. @Johan_Umana

Criminal sentencing has long been based on the present crime and, sometimes, the defendant’s past criminal record. In Pennsylvania, judges could soon consider a new dimension: the...

Although Lightyear.fm has radiowaves reaching over 100 lightyears into space, due to the Inverse Square Law of Propagation, any terrestrial radio broadcast would become nothing but background...

You’re a social scientist with a hunch: The U.S. economy is affected by whether Republicans or Democrats are in office. Try to show that a connection exists, using real data going back to 1948....

Find, compare and share the latest OECD data: charts, maps, tables and related publications …

What to study in Costa Rica? Would it be worth investing in that career? Are there openings in that field in local market? How much can you earn at companies in that country? Are there many people...

Baseball is arguably the most quantifiable data driven professional sport in the world. From the inception of the game, player performance has been quantified and the analysis has only grown more...

Being a journalist can be dangerous. One journalist is killed a week on average for doing their job of bringing news and information to the public. Many more suffer other kinds of attacks, threats,...

Overall, the US is relying less on coal for power. In 40 states, use of coal as a power source (as a share of all power sources) has dropped since 2004. Many of these states are increasingly...

A vast reservoir of information on human health and behavior lives in our sewage.

With the United States' new B61-12 nuclear bomb, the military can change the explosive power of the each detonation – from an equivalent force of 50,000 tons of TNT down to 300 tons. The bomb...

Climate Central's flagship sea level project, two years in the making, allows users to search or navigate interactive maps to see areas below different amounts of sea level rise and flooding — down...