An overview of the basics of encoding and transcoding, including an attempt to settle on some hitherto controversial definitions ...

URL encoding translates URLs into a standard format readable by browsers. Learn how it allows seamless browsing of pages with spaces and symbols ...

"What we learned from ENCODE is how complicated the human genome is, and the incredible choreography that is going on with the immense number of switches that are choreographing how genes are used ...

ENCODE is an encyclopedia of the human genome that has just been unveiled by scientists. It revolutionizes our understanding of how our DNA works, why diseases happen, and how to cure them.

What is ENCODE? “ENCODE is vast,” writes science writer Ed Yong towards the end of this massively comprehensive (albeit characteristically lucid) introduction to this ambitious international ...

Encoding audio has always been a process of compromise. 16 or 24 bit? 44KHz, 48, or 96KHz? Risk clipping loud sounds, or lose detail to the noise floor in soft passages? But no more. Here’s what ...

How 'information' can be defined independently of the meaning of a message - and how the visual system and the brain take advantage of this in order for you to see.

What is encoding? And is it as important to the science of reading as its counterpart, decoding? Test your knowledge by taking our quiz. Once you complete the quiz, you can see how your score ...