Kurzgesagt has a neat new explainer: “How small is an atom?” I watched it. It does a great job at giving you an idea of how small atoms are and how they work. But it doesn’t matter, because my brain ...

Although everyone probably has some rough idea of the story of King Midas, it’s still hard to imagine what would—literally—happen if the ol’ Au propagator went around touching stuff. Like, say, Earth ...

(via Kurzgesagt) Atoms are very weird. Wrapping your head around exactly how weird, is close to impossible – how can you describe something that is SO removed from humans experience? But then again, ...

‘Kurzgesagt — In a Nutshell’ creator Philipp Dettmer explains how he got into the business of explaining science and philosophy on YouTube, and how the channel continues to evolve. ByDani Di Placido, ...

Jackson Ryan was CNET's science editor, and a multiple award-winning one at that. Earlier, he'd been a scientist, but he realized he wasn't very happy sitting at a lab bench all day. Science writing, ...

Black holes are famous for sucking, and they can tear you into a stream of atoms without even breaking a sweat. NASA When the universe comes to an end and everything we knew and loved is gone, black ...

photons in the laser beam must have exactly the same frequency. Kurzgesagt describes this as 'something like a' light choir 'with the same tone.' How are the photons that form the basis of lasers ...

Many people may feel romantic about things such as the jungle, the sea, and outer space far from where they live, but few people have ever looked at the 'micro world' that spreads out under their feet ...