Educational

Real-time visualization of global wind, weather, ocean, and pollution conditions.

Track every commercial flight in the world in real time. Aviation nerd heaven.

Real-time interactive news map. Follow events as they unfold globally.

Track ships and vessels around the world in real time. Hypnotic ocean data.

See every plane in the sky right now. Live flight tracking for the world.

Real-time statistics about the world — population, energy, health, economy, and more.

Interactive historical maps showing borders and empires throughout history.

See what Earth looked like at any point in the last 750 million years. Mind-blowing.

Exact time in every time zone. Synchronized with atomic clocks worldwide.

Clear, fun explanations of how everything from engines to the brain actually works.

San Francisco's science museum online. Interactive exhibits and phenomena.

Watch the internet happen in real time — tweets, searches, websites, all live.

See all direct flights from any airport on an interactive map. Travel planning magic.

Long-form essays on big topics with stick figures. Procrastination that makes you smarter.

Free cultural and educational media — courses, audiobooks, films, and more.

The world's most unusual places, foods, and experiences. Travel wonder for your browser.

Spend Bill Gates' money and see how fast you run out of ideas.

Scroll through the ocean depths and discover creatures at every depth.

Enter your birthday and get fascinating stats about your life so far.

An interactive visualization of the mind-bending scale of space objects.

Create a password following increasingly absurd rules. Hilariously frustrating.

Trolley problems that get progressively more ridiculous. Philosophy gone wrong.

Amazing, weird, and beautiful discoveries from Google Street View.

Design the next iPhone with a fun interactive tool. Then see everyone else's designs.

Bid on surprise items and try to make the most money. Surprisingly strategic.

A museum of the internet's most iconic artifacts and moments.