Reuters has combined beautiful illustrations, scroll-linked videos, and data visualizations to explain how new drone technology enables scientists to discover, track and protect endangered plants.

The team at Stitch Fix has given us an extensive behind-the-scenes look at how they use data science to create personalized recommendations for their customers. It’s another great example of using visualization to explain the otherwise complex topic of machine learning (see similar work by Jared Wilber and Yi Zhe Ang).

Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley have created a new tool that allows users to explore how income and wealth inequality has changed over time. It features a series of highly-customizable visuals that allow for visitors to explore otherwise complex data in a simple and intuitive way.

Axios has made a simple yet revealing small multiples visualization showing NFL teams’ likelihood of making the playoffs over time. They’ve also documented the process of designing the chart in a Twitter thread.

As part of the Repatriation Project, ProPublica has created a database of museums and universities that still have Native American remains in their collections. Alongside a searchable database, they’ve also created a series of interactive visualizations to summarize their findings and prompt further exploration.