And we are thrilled that Popular Science has three infographics included in the collection: The Life Cycle Of Ideas: Shows patterns in how scientific papers become popular over time and across disciplines. Where Will The World’s Water Conflicts Erupt?: Illustrates conflict in river basins since 1990. The New Spring, Brought To You By Climate Change: Lays out how climate change has changed the way spring arrives in five beautiful graphs. Several other science infographics impressed us as well. Here are a few of our favorites: Landing On A Comet (Nature): Walks through the Rosetta comet landing, step by step. Ebola’s Catastrophic Effect On The Body (Washington Post): Demonstrates the havoc the Ebola virus wreaks on human systems. The Deadliest Animal In The World (Gates Notes): Drives home how dangerous mosquitos are, compared to other animals. Fallen From The Skies (Washington Post): Categorizes drone crashes by location, owner, and type of drone that went down. California Drought Map (Los Angeles Times): Maps drought patterns in California since 2011. Excerpted from The Best American Infographics 2015 by Gareth Cook. Copyright © 2015 by Gareth Cook. Reprinted by permission of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
