MinuteEarth builds a better sunset from gases, clouds and ash

Cameron Duke narrates the animated explainer, with Ever Salazar illustrating the atmospheric ingredients behind a colorful evening sky.

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Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.

Why Are Some Sunsets SO MUCH Better Than Others?

Clouds help the show. In MinuteEarth's most-watched new upload of the week, they catch red and orange light, cast shadows and add contrast. High clouds can even stay illuminated after the sun has slipped below the visible horizon.

"Why Are Some Sunsets SO MUCH Better Than Others?" has reached roughly 141,000 views. Writer and narrator Cameron Duke starts with nitrogen and oxygen scattering sunlight, then adds clouds and airborne particles to the picture. The important distinction is altitude: particles high in the atmosphere can enhance the colors, while low-lying city smog can obscure them.

Ever Salazar handles the illustration, animation, editing and direction, and that layered sky is a talking point in the comments. Viewers single out the work of separating the different atmospheric effects visually. Others recall their own memorable sunsets, including an unexpectedly spectacular one in a Walmart parking lot after rain.

The other three uploads take quite different routes: "Kate's National Geographic Journeys safari experience!" brings together filmmakers, photographers and educators in Kenya; "How to become a mosquito magnet!" offers a less enviable nature encounter. The newest, "How to Tame Your Pet AI Dragon," concerns keeping humans in control of AI and currently draws the most daily views of the four.

Across the channel, subscribers held steady while the week's views totaled about 1.4 million. Its current daily viewing pace is a little below usual. Among nearby science channels, CrunchLabs and Hank Green are having busier-than-usual days; MinuteEarth's own sunset and safari uploads are attracting almost equal daily attention, despite their very different settings.

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The videos drawing views on MinuteEarth right now

Kate's National Geographic Journeys safari experience!37,523 views · 2026-10-23 How to become a mosquito magnet!20,804 views · 2026-10-23 How to Tame Your Pet AI Dragon18,911 views · 2026-10-26

The numbers

Here is how MinuteEarth's uploads and audience moved over the past week.

views gained this week: this channel and similar channels

CrunchLabs

7,492,831

AstroKobi

5,876,377

Hank Green

4,622,931

Smart Nonsense

2,672,891

PBS Space Time

2,130,680

MinuteEarth

1,378,476

Technology Connections

979,619

PBS Eons

901,281

Physics Girl

481,556

subscribers

3,340,000

no significant change in the last 7 days

total views

653,962,250

views per day

142,181

typical day: 162,704

first-day views of each video posted this week

Why Are Some Sunsets SO MUCH Better Tha…

81,573

Kate's National Geographic Journeys saf…

7,329

How to become a mosquito magnet!

12,448

How to Tame Your Pet AI Dragon

16,783

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

Physics Girl

3,550,000

PBS Space Time

3,530,000

Smart Nonsense

3,530,000

MinuteEarth

3,340,000

Technology Connections

3,220,000

PBS Eons

3,220,000

Hank Green

3,200,000

CrunchLabs

3,200,000

AstroKobi

3,200,000

As of October 28, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.