xkcd with captions

I am a fan of Randall Munroe's xkcd comic. I read it on a regular basis and enjoy the mouseover texts that come with the comics, but those can't easily be read on mobile devices. So this website has an RSS feed which pulls out the text and places it under the image. The feed links back to xkcd.com. Enjoy. This page only shows the latest entries.

Centimeter Wavelengths

Yes, the cosmic microwave background is great, but what about the earthly microwave foreground?

Yes, the cosmic microwave background is great, but what about the earthly microwave foreground?

Inflation Timeline

Depending what corners of the internet you hang out on, 'regular' may at times awkwardly coexist with 'sexy.'

Depending what corners of the internet you hang out on, 'regular' may at times awkwardly coexist with 'sexy.'

Star Formation

It's ok, I still have some nice, cool gas clouds that aren't collapsing. As long as nothing ionizes them, I can continue to enjoy their ... HEY! NO!!!

It's ok, I still have some nice, cool gas clouds that aren't collapsing. As long as nothing ionizes them, I can continue to enjoy their ... HEY! NO!!!

Landscape Features

'Well, there's speculation that it's due to a mantle hotspot.' --a geologist who's trying to cover up the fact that they didn't hear your question

'Well, there's speculation that it's due to a mantle hotspot.' --a geologist who's trying to cover up the fact that they didn't hear your question