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Scientific Evidence: A Rough Guide Our friends at Compound Interest (a fantastic website and a useful resource for science educators and communicators) created a very handy infographic to provide people with A Rough Guide to the Types of Scientific Evidence.  Being able to evaluate evidence behind a claim is important, but scientific evidence com

Do you believe in ghosts and haunted houses? Do you believe in ghosts?  Do ghosts exist?  What about haunted houses? In America, 28% say they've seen a ghost, while 45% believe in them.  In Canada, 18% say they've seen a ghost and 46% believe in them.  I have never seen a ghost, and I believe I will never see one because I don't believe in them

The History of Life on Earth [infographic] If you could visualize the history of life on Earth, how would you do it?  Visual.ly user Pankaj was certainly up for the challenge and delivered this stunning visualization. The infographic represents roughly 4 billion years of life on Earth (though the first billion years are a bit fuzzy... where we'

Terraforming Mars: A Plan to Colonize the Red Planet In the event of a catastrophic event on the same scale as the asteroid that helped to extinguish the dinosaurs roughly 66 million years ago, humanity's greatest chance for survival might be on another planet.  Mars, despite it's current hostile environment, is similar to Earth.  It is perhaps t

50 Facts About Plants Did you know that bamboo can grow 91cm in a single day?  Or that before the 17th century, purple was the color of almost all cultivated carrots?  And that rhubarb's stems are delicious (especially in pies) but the leaves are poisonous? These facts about plants and 47 more are contained in the infographic below...  

What are your chances of dying? While the average life expectancy in the United States is 78 years, the leading causes of death are typically related to health. Heart disease, cancer, stroke and diabetes are some of the most typical causes. Accidents do cause a large portion of deaths, however. Most people are afraid of recreational activities, su

The Space Economy - a Modern Day Gold Rush? Science fiction has always held a special place in my heart, and it might just be the same for you. If that is the case, then the mere mention of “space economy” probably incited chills down your spine. This infographic takes into consideration the potential that space might offer. For example, do you

The Space Shuttle - An Uncertain Future (infographic) With the recent decommissioning of NASA's space shuttle fleet, what is the future of space travel for NASA and the United States?  Currently, the US has no capsule to transport people and supplies to the International Space Station.  For the first time, the reliance will be on other nations and