United States
How has population grown and changed over a decade in the US? This map reveals all
Latest data from the US Census Bureau maps which areas in the United States are seeing the most population growth, and which are on a declining trend.
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Data Science
Digging into the details, this map compares our world’s rivers and mountains
Images of Earth's geography are easy to locate today, but it wasn't until the 1800s that comparative infographic maps became widely accessible. Here are some early examples.
Humanitarian Action
This is how many humans have ever existed, according to researchers
With the global population about to hit 8 billion, researchers estimate that 109 billion people have lived and died over the course of 192,000 years.
Social Protection
Explainer: What is a stock split?
A stock split increases a company's number of shares, without affecting its overall value. Companies do them to increase liquidity or to signal good news.
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Inflation: The products with the biggest price increases in the United States
The inflation rate in the US has seen its fastest annual increase in over 30 years, with fuel, transportation, and meat products seeing some of the steepest increases.
Ocean
How deep are the world's oceans, lakes and drill holes? This visualization shows you
A new visualization by xkcd offers a unique look at the world's oceans, lakes and drill holes.
Geopolitics
How has the European map evolved over time?
Here are the 9 key events which led to the current shape of modern countries in Europe and how their borders changed over time.
Climate Change
This is how much of the Earth's surface humans have modified
14.6% of the world's land area, an area greater than Russia, has been modified by humans, according to researchers.
United States
This map shows all the metropolitan areas in the US
This map shows The United States' 333 million strong population is split up into 392 metropolitan statistical areas and 547 micropolitan statistical areas.
Water
This is how the world's biggest lakes compare in size to different countries
From the Caspian Sea to Lake Superior, the world's largest lakes cover areas sometimes even larger than countries. Take a look at 25 of the world's biggest.
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A timeline of everything that happened on 9/11
Here's a timeline of what happened on 9/11. Within three hours on September 11, 2001, New York’s tallest buildings had collapsed and the Pentagon was on fire.
United States
These maps show the extreme variations of US population density
This research visualises the rural equivalent of heavily populated areas in America such as New York, offering a different perspective of the country.
Future of the Environment
Our ocean floor remains largely undiscovered - these are the countries changing that
Despite our knowledge of the land we live on and the technology available to us, very little of the ocean floor has actually been put on a map.
COVID-19
This interactive chart shows countries flattening their COVID-19 curves
As the number of new infections reported around the world continues to grow, this chart shows how quickly the virus is spreading in different countries.
Trade and Investment
这个亚洲国家是世界上最复杂的经济体
哈佛大学的增长实验室根据出口产品的多样性创建了国家经济体复杂度排名。日本位列低普及率、高复杂度的出口型经济之首。