Visualizing Science

Illuminating science through art

Science illustrations inspire, educate, and inform. Information graphics play an important role in today’s fast-paced world of technological and environmental change. Illustrations are like a universal language—facilitating communication among scientists, policy-makers, students, and the public. Like the old addage "a picture is worth a thousand words," a single diagram has the potential to convey complex topics at a single glance. Illustrations go beyond photography, exploring hidden concepts, taking things apart, and generally satisfying our innate curiosity for the world unseen.

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All illustrations © 2014 Fiona R. Martin at Visualizing Science (unless otherwise noted). All rights reserved. www.visualizingscience.com.

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Images created for NOAA Climate.gov are in the public domain.