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  1. Humans

    Letters from the November 6, 2004, issue of Science News

    Another view I suggest that world maps with countries colored by some statistical feature often would be more useful if done on a cartogram that is a compromise between population and size of countries, rather than on a map with a simple Mercator projection (“A Better Distorted View,” SN: 8/28/04, p. 136: A Better Distorted […]

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  2. Humans

    From the November 3, 1934, issue

    Telephone transmitters, taking the bitter taste out of certain medicines, and the composition of planets.

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  3. Humans

    Bat Moves and More

    Take a look at the winners of this year’s Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge, sponsored by the National Science Foundation and Science magazine.