Expeditions

An End-To-End Data Visualization ProjectImage By AuthorI love looking at other people’s data visualization work, especially when they also focus on design like Giorgia Lupi, Nadieh Bremer (I particularly love Patchwork Kingdoms by Nadieh), and Shirley Wu. Nadieh and Shirley are the authors of the book Data Sketches, and one thing I really appreciate from their book is the fact that Nadieh and Shirley explain the process behind every visualization from initial concept to final visualization, highlighting issues and…

Glasses with nearly 100 year old mussels and sea snails. The samples contain information on how the chemistry of the ocean was before nuclear tests and CO2 from industrialization changed it. Credit: Christof Pearce In the early hours of 30 October 1961, a Russian bomber took off and flew north. The plane was headed for the Novaya Zemlya archipelago in the Russian part of the Arctic. When the pilot saw the islands far below, he…

At this moment in time, No Man’s Sky is easily one of the best sandbox games around. We’re long past those dark days when the overhyped game underdelivered to the pain of waiting fans. Now, with the holiday season upon us, Hello Games is giving us one more chance to replay this year’s limited-span content. To see the year out, No Man’s Sky is bringing back 2023’s community Expeditions, “offering explorers another opportunity to experience these stories and events and earn exclusive rewards.”…

After years of updates, new features and expansions, Fallout 76 has turned into a pretty entertaining online adventure game. One of the most exciting new updates is about to launch on PlayStation, Xbox and PC, as Atlantic City comes to Fallout 76. The Fallout 76 Atlantic City update has a December 5 release date. Coinciding with the release of Season 15, the update will be available to download during server downtime, which begins at 3pm GMT UK time. GTA 6 trailer - Watch official Grand Theft Auto 6 gameplay and release…

An expedition to map and survey a little-understood region of the Atlantic Ocean is underway this week. Researchers from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and partner groups are sending a two-part, remotely operated vehicle (ROV) on a series of deep ocean dives as part of a mission called “Voyage to the Ridge 2022.”The ROV carries sensors and cameras, and is recording everything it finds on the seafloor along sections of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge—one of the largest geological features on Earth. The best…