Last month I talked about how the initial high of being able to capture and manipulate large volumes of data is fading and that we are collectively looking toward what is coming next. A significant ...

A series of five commissioned Reviews discuss the challenges of visualizing biological data and the visualization tools available to biologists working with genomes, alignments and phylogenies, ...

When sketched quickly over coffee, genetic mutations are often drawn as a linear string of nucleotides, and one pen stroke alters one or several of those nucleotides. An epigenomic quick-sketch is ...

Visualizing time series data is often the first step in observing trends that can guide time series modeling and analysis. As time series data analysis becomes more essential in applications across ...

Data visualization is the front line of data analysis. It involves presenting data in a way that is understandable and useful. In this article, we delve into one of the most potent tools for data ...

Visualizing data is a task no longer strictly resigned for data journalists — it has become an indispensable skill for all reporters. Graphs and charts have been especially critical in coverage of the ...

Effective data visualizations display complex information in a way that's easy to understand. Here's what goes into creating a good one. Data visualization has grown more complex as the number of data ...

Geoff McGhee is a journalist and data visualizer at Stanford University’s Bill Lane Center for the American West. Data Points is a new series where we explore the world of data visualization, ...

Behold the ever expanding rings of big data, tech’s most overhyped sector. I say overhyped, yet demand is fierce for software, hardware and consulting services that help companies process and store ...

Developed by MIT Media Lab and Deloitte, Data USA delivers interactive JavaScript visualizations of thousands of public data sets on jobs, income, education, and health If you hadn’t noticed, this is ...