[Randall Munroe] certainly understands the power of graphical representation of data. The humorous plots in his xkcd webcomic are one of the favorite parts for many readers. Their distinctive, ...

For more than a decade, Randall Munroe’s web comic xkcd came with a disclaimer attached: Warning: this comic occasionally contains strong language (which may be unsuitable for children), unusual humor ...

HOUSTON—I’d guess that the majority of Ars readers are familiar with xkcd, the stick-figure Web comic drawn by former NASA contractor and engineer (and now Hugo award winner) Randall Munroe. It’s rare ...

Some of the xkcd comics aren’t just funny and interesting; they’re very moving. They deal with deep themes like time and death. Do you think of xkcd as art? You can’t be an expert on absolutely ...

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters. At Vox, our mission is to help you make sense of the world — and that work has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our own. We ...

Do you like nerdy web comics and climate change real talk? Of course you do. Randall Munroe, creator of the tri-weekly web comic xkcd, has combined the two into an epic timeline of earth’s climate. It ...

XKCD’s Randall Munroe is publishing a book of science explainers! What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions is due out September 2. To celebrate its imminent arrival, ...

Randall Munroe, the genius creator of the webcomic xkcd recently launched a weekly feature called "What If?" in which he answers "your hypothetical questions with physics, every Tuesday." The first ...