Explainers

Background pieces for a deeper dive into a broad range of pivotal topics

Plants
Explainer: How to identify tree species in the winter

By Sophie HartleyJanuary 6, 2025
Earth
Explainer: How volcanoes erupt

By Carolyn WilkeNovember 15, 2024
Health & Medicine
Why you shouldn’t just brush off dandruff

By Kathiann KowalskiNovember 14, 2024
Brain
Why we aren’t really ‘left-brained’ or ‘right-brained’

By RJ MackenzieNovember 1, 2024
Plants
Explainer: How a seed grows into a plant

By Jennifer JunghansOctober 21, 2024
Artificial Intelligence
Explainer: What is generative AI?

By Kathryn HulickOctober 9, 2024
Health & Medicine
Explainer: Anatomy of a heartbeat

By Bethany BrookshireOctober 3, 2024
Chemistry
Explainer: How cells use chemistry to make the electricity of life

By Bethany BrookshireOctober 3, 2024

Humans
Peripheral vision and what we can see in the dark

By Roberta McLainAugust 28, 2024
Space
Explainer: What is the solar cycle?

By Adam MannApril 8, 2024
Humans
Explainer: What is autism?

By Payal DharApril 1, 2024
Earth
Explainer: Sprites, jets, ELVES and other storm-powered lights

By Maria TemmingMarch 20, 2024