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The Jagged, Monstrous Function That Broke Calculus

In the late 19th century, Karl Weierstrass invented a fractal-like function that...

Concept Cells Help Your Brain Abstract Information and ...

Individual cells in the brain light up for specific ideas. These concept neurons...

Heat Destroys All Order. Except for in This One Special...

Heat is supposed to ruin anything it touches. But physicists have shown that an ...

Mathematicians Discover New Way for Spheres to ‘Kiss’

A new proof marks the first progress in decades on important cases of the so-cal...

A hole-filled battery could make wearables more breatha...

A lithium battery patterned with holes is flexible, stretchable and allows more ...

So Long, and Thanks for All the Canids

Lately I’ve been a bit lax about my camera trapping — dead batteries, neglected ...

Orchid Care for the Uncertain

I wrote this post in 2019, when I was feeling prickly and uncertain–not too diff...

Forest gardens are the coolest gardens

I could never hack it as a farmer, and the thought of living as a hunter-gathere...

Escaping the Flames

I had tickets to fly to LA at the end of the week for mountain lion research whe...

What Would I Save?

With California once again burning, I keep wondering, if those fires were coming...

Most Beautiful News of the Year 2024

Ending the year on a positive note, our picks of positive trends and admirable g...

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What a wonderful world it could be…

Wait, CORRECTION: “is already”. A different way of seeing the news.  

New Infographic Training Seminars for 2025

Announcing a new season of our fun online intensives NEXT DATES »

Enter the Information is Beautiful Awards 2025

Our yearly celebration of the best infographics and data-visualisations from aro...

Just a little inactivity may take a toll on brain health

New findings confirm that staying physically active isn't just good for your phy...

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