Minute Physics

Any journey through time and space is bound to get a little wonky. How can you have free will travelling through…

While waiting for the bus in the dead of winter, you’ve probably wondered if taking a run around the block would…

Astronaut Scott Kelly returned from a year-long sojourn in space in June. His slightly older astronaut twin, Mark…

You might not want to check this out for yourself, but do you know how long it would take for a person to fall…

If you like the Explain Like I’m Five subreddit, which demystifies life’s mysteries in layman speak (like this one…

The MinutePhysics series has always been a goldmine of interesting facts and science explainers. But prepare to have…

The latest installment of MinutePhysics tackles the enduring question of why the sky appears blue, and the less…

MinutePhysics is a YouTube channel that aims to deliver complex science to your brain in short, easily digestible…

If stars themselves are giant balls of gas and appear as dots in the night sky, why is it so common to draw them…

If you've ever tried balancing something as short and skinny as a pencil on your fingertip, you know it isn't…

The ocean is full of plastic. Not big pieces of plastic, as you've probably heard, but tiny bits of plastic.…

Ever wonder why squinting helps you focus when you've misplaced your glasses? Or why things appear clearer when…

Whether or not you knew what you were doing, there's undoubtedly been a time when you found yourself squinting to…

Winter makes for longer nights and shorter days. It also boasts the year's greatest lunar displays – but there's…

Most of us have probably never given a second thought as to how sea level is determined. It's basically where the…

With Minute Physics videos we pretty much expect to have the universe explained to us in . . . a minute. Or maybe a…

Henry Reich of Minute Physics may have just set a world record for providing the quickest explanation to that…

It's a match made in YouTube Science Heaven: In the latest episode of Minute Physics, Henry Reich teams up with the…

Between 2006 and 2012, 127 Americans died from being struck by lightning. Here's how you can avoid joining their…

It's no secret that finding yourself outside and exposed during a thunderstorm greatly enhances your risk of being…