Benjamin Dubansky, Brooke Dubansky, Brandon Ballengée, and Christopher Just, in collaboration with Le Bleu Perdu Project, "Fresh Sea," from the series Né dans le peche (Born in Sin), 2024. Digitized image from a histology slide of American alligator osteoderm, stained with a modified version of Ramón y Cajal’s picroindigo-carmine and Kernechtrot Nuclear Fast Red. Courtesy of the artists, Le Bleu Perdu Project, Atelier de la Nature.

Real Numbers

Sometimes the best way to tell a story is through numbers. This collection of Real Numbers columns uses data visualization to illuminate an extensive range of topics, including the effects of extreme weather and natural disasters, the international evolution of high-tech industries, the increasing number of underrepresented groups in scientific leadership positions, and much more.