Simple but powerful, the humble pictogram has become an indispensable, global communication tool, visible on everything from maps and street signs to text messages and dashboards. Japan's role in ...

This month we feature chemicals that have important applications in industry and the lab.—Ed. Calcium carbonate (CaCO 3) is a natural product found in many settings, including the minerals aragonite 1 ...

In crisp geometries, line work and touches of metallic paint, the pictograms imagine the spiritual states and the motives that she believes emanate from these vegetal beings. Her corresponding ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

This includes everyone in the 12–15, 16–19, and more than 19 class intervals. Pictograms use pictures to represent data. To make sense, a pictogram must always have a key. In a pictogram it is ...

While royal-themed baby names like King, Prince, and Princess are gaining popularity in the United States, New Zealand is maintaining its strict stance against such monikers. According to a recent ...

Kamakura's evacuation signs include basic English. New pictograms show a person fleeing tsunami. The nearest evacuation site is written in both Japanese and English, with an arrow pointing the way.

There are also pictograms for the ride modes, identical to those on the Sportsters and Pan Americas. The angled turn signal switches are a fantastic upgrade from the previous bulbous buttons.

This may sound trivial, but as a words person, it really annoys me that assembly instructions for everything now are done in ridiculous pictograms, placing the burden on the consumer to decipher ...

Correspondence to Dr Nadja Mallock, Department of Chemical and Product Safety, German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), 10589 Berlin, Germany; nadja.mallock{at}bfr.bund.de Background ...