There are some self-evident ones, like Planck’s constant h, the speed of light c and the cryptic signs that represent planets in ancient (and modern) astronomy. For other symbols, part of the fun lies ...

Do you know what the hell is the Schwarzschild radius? I didn’t have a clue, but now I know that if you compress Earth to an 8mm radius ball, you will get a black hole. My fascination didn’t stop ...

The people at the University of Nottingham certainly have a way with science videos. Not only have they provided the world with videos about every element of the Periodic Table, but they also have an ...

As one of the presenters of the hugely successful Sixty Symbols series of YouTube science videos, Philip Moriarty describes his experiences in front of the camera and how they have transformed his ...

(PhysOrg.com) -- It is the most famous scientific equation in history, framed by Einstein more than a century ago. But what does e=mc² actually stand for? And how does it explain the relationship ...

A final cosmic Valentine’s Day wish from the wonderful Sixty Symbols site: a video valentine. Check out the other videos at the Sixty Symbols site, too. The woman introducing the video is my friend ...