You probably know the GIF as the perfect vehicle for sharing memes and reactions. We believe the format can go further; it has real power to capture science and explain research in short, digestible ...

That’s right — we’re having a Gif Party! But not just any Gif Party, nope, this one is for Science. Have a gif of a favorite science experiment or perhaps a gif of a pair of cat lungs at the moment ...

But 2013 was also a banner year for science—so much so that the word 'science' was Merriam-Webster's word of the year. It's appropriate, then, that we use the GIF to explore some of the coolest, ...

The use of “GIFs” has exploded in recent years. They are used for news, views and entertainment but are most commonly seen as a light-hearted medium. Now scientists are beginning to see how GIFs can ...

Researchers at MIT are analyzing animated GIFs in an attempt to catalog what they believe to be a unique, Internet-based emotional vocabulary. An animated GIF—these days often presented in the form of ...

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Bill Nye "The Science Guy," author, TV host and CEO of the Planetary Society, is well-known for making science fun for children. Since the end of his TV show in 1998, however, he's arguably become ...

Magnets. How do they work? And how can we make them do amazing things like in these GIFs? Last week, this GIF entitled ‘Perfect magnets’ appeared online and became an instant sensation. It’s a miracle ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

University of Oxford PhD student Andrew Bissette recently published a diatribe against the Internet’s favorite form of looping media, arguing that science writers should not use GIFs to explain ...

The use of “GIFs” has exploded in recent years. They are used for news, views and entertainment but are most commonly seen as a light-hearted medium. Now scientists are beginning to see how GIFs can ...

Researchers at MIT are analysing animated GIFs in an attempt to catalogue what they believe to be a unique, internet-based emotional vocabulary. An animated GIF-- these days often presented in the ...