 Seismic Slinky What goes on under the ground during an earthquake? Use a Slinky to model the various seismic waves that make the earth tremble. HANDS-ON 
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The People of the Arctic Who lives in the Arctic, and how did they get there? ARTICLE
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Cookie Subduction Get a taste of how the earth's plates move. HANDS-ON
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Tundra and Permafrost If you want to dig a ditch in the Arctic, you’d better bring more than a shovel. ARTICLE
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Active Zone: Graphics A downloadable series of graphics from our Faultline website gives a snapshot of seismic science.
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Science from the Ashes The 1906 earthquake jolted geologists into focusing on how and why faults break loose. ARTICLE
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Building for the Big One The three most densely populated cities on the planet where seismologists expect major earthquakes are San Francisco, Tokyo, and Istanbul. Find out why the effects in each city will be very different. ARTICLE
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Antarctic Exploration The lure of Terra Australis Incognita begins with the Ancient Greeks and ends with modern cruise ships. ARTICLE
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Climate Change and the Arctic The impacts of climate change hit most severely at the poles. ARTICLE
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Ice at the Poles There's more to polar ice than just frozen water. Learn about the many varieties of ice found at the poles and how and where they form. ARTICLE
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Antarctica: Ice Gallery Take an animated tour of Antarctica's variety of ice formations, which give it a beauty unrivaled anywhere on Earth. INTERACTIVE
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Antarctic Marine Ecosystem The Antarctic food web is the simplest on the planet, and krill are at its hub. ARTICLE
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Continental Divide: The Breakup of Pangea Control the breakup of Pangaea and explore evidence of the former supercontinent. INTERACTIVE
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Dry Valleys The nearly ice-free Dry Valleys are an Antarctic anomaly, and Earth's closest equivalent to Mars. ARTICLE
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Damage Control: Retrofitting In an earthquake, some older structures collapse and others stand tall. The difference is usually retrofitting. ARTICLE
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Ice Stories: Greenhouse Gases Heat-trapping gases play a major role in polar climate change. ARTICLE
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 Origins Explore the places, people, tools, and ideas behind the origins of matter, the universe, and life itself.
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Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists There are about 500 dispatches from scientists working in the Arctic and Antarctica, along with original videos, photos, webcasts, and articles.
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 Outdoor Exploratorium at Fort Mason Visit the Outdoor Exploratorium at Fort Mason to explore the science behind wind, waves, and more.
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Antarctica: Scientific Journeys from McMurdo to the Pole Follow our crew as they visit the Dry Valleys and hike the slopes of volcanic Mt. Erebus.
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 Science from the Poles Learn how global climate change is affecting the arctic and antarctic regions.
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 Faultline: Seismic Science at the Epicenter Commemorate the 1906 quake! Rummage through live earthquake data, subductive science, and more. Learn about earthquakes in "Faultline: Seismic Science at the Epicenter"
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Global Climate Change: Research Explorer Discover how researchers study climate change and examine the latest scientific data.
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 ECHO Climate Change Symposium In 2009, the ECHO (Education through Cultural and Historical Organizations) Partners hosted a national symposium held at the Exploratorium to discuss the effects of climate change on the planet. You can watch archived webcasts of the symposium.
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El Niño: Early Warning In September 2004, the Exploratorium covered a conference in the Galapagos Islands, organized by the National Center for Atmospheric Research, that considered the implications of El Niño forecasting.
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Graphing Stratospheric Ozone Learn valuable graphing skills and learn about ozone chemistry.
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 Light and Landscape: The Science and Art of Perception Explore the mysterious interactions between light and geography through the eyes and works of artists Charles Ross and James Turrell.
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La Niña Summit 1998 Dispatches from the La Niña Summit of 1998.
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