Web Explainers

Last changed: 10/17/2025

A collection of web explainers: web pages designed to clarify single ideas, concepts, or facts in a clear, engaging, and visually appealing way. These explainers combine visuals, interactivity, and attractive layouts to make complex topics easy and enjoyable to understand. The focus is on the joy and playfulness of learning!

Learn more about the concept in the Web Explainers blog post.

Web Explainer Explainer

An explainer that explains what a web explainer is.

Physical Geography

Atmosphere Layers

A visualization of Earth’s atmospheric layers and their characteristics.

Temperature vs Heat: The Thermosphere Paradox

Understanding the difference between temperature and heat, and why the thermosphere is hot but doesn’t feel hot.

The Atmosphere’s Invisible Lid

How Earth’s atmosphere acts as a protective barrier and regulates energy.

Biology

DNA to Protein Synthesis

An interactive guide to how DNA is transcribed into mRNA and translated into proteins.

DNA Packaging Explainer

An interactive visualization of how DNA is packaged into chromatin structures within cells.

Dutch Explainers

Wet Toekomst Pensioenen - Simpel Uitgelegd

Een uitleg van de recente wijzigingen in het pensioen stelsel.

Growie vs Fixie - Ontdek de kracht van jouw superbrein!

Maak kennis met Fixie en Growie!

These explainers are provided as-is for educational purposes. Feel free to explore them and provide feedback!