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Girls of Summer ARTICLE In the 1870s, an American woman could not vote. She could not own property in her own name after marriage. But she could play ball. . . READ IT

Canoe Tour INTERACTIVE Take a virtual tour of a traditional Polynesian voyaging canoe. TRY IT

Make Your Own Petroglyph HANDS-ON Try your hand at explaining symbols both modern and ancient, and then make your own. MAKE IT

Subzero Gardening VIDEO Tour a hydroponic greenhouse in frozen Antarctica. WATCH IT

Tracing Fossil Finds : A Hominid Timeline PHOTO ESSAY Explore a timeline of homind fossils. VIEW IT

The Great American Pastime: BBQ VIDEO See video tips from a grilling guru on how to serve up the best barbeque. WATCH IT

Cultivating Competiton VIDEO An inside look at the striving communities of competetive orchid and pumpkin growers. WATCH IT

my Evidence INTERACTIVE Why do you believe what you believe? TRY IT

Take the Beat Back INTERACTIVE Uncover the everyday origins of some extraordinary instruments. TRY IT

Take Me Out to the Besuboru Game ARTICLE Why is baseball so popular in Japan? READ IT

Sharing Findings: The Anatomy of a Peer-Reviewed Paper PHOTO ESSAY Explore the elements of a scientific paper. VIEW IT

How Old Is It? Dating at Chaco Canyon ARTICLE How do scientists establish the age of artifacts, rocks, and settlements? READ IT

Any Little Patch of Dirt VIDEO A trash-filled median blossoms into a community oasis. WATCH IT

Breaking the Mayan Code HANDS-ON Learn to count like the Maya by studying one of their ancient stone documents. MAKE IT

Stepping VIDEO Stepping is rhythmic movement that uses the body as an instrument. WATCH IT

Remembering Loma Prieta ARTICLE Read stories and see footage from the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. READ IT

Why Does Sad Music Sound Sad? ARTICLE Our reactions may be trained, but the devices that make music sound "sad" are real enough. READ IT

Timeline INTERACTIVE Take a timeline tour of our past and present. TRY IT

Rayne, Louisiana: Frog City USA ARTICLE Take a virtual journey to the frog capital of the world, Rayne, Louisiana. READ IT

Tying the Knot INTERACTIVE Learn how to tie the six knots most useful on a voyaging canoe. TRY IT

The Great Shake: San Francisco 1906 PHOTO ESSAY San Francisco was born in gold dust, and nearly died in rubble and ashes. VIEW IT

Chichén Itzá ARTICLE A brief history of Chichén Itzá. READ IT

Solar Images: Tools Through Time ARTICLE The more astronomy changes, the more it stays the same. This series of images juxtaposes ancient and modern study of the celestial bodies. READ IT

Can You Believe It? DOWNLOAD Use this widget to view current science news feeds on your computer or handheld. DOWNLOAD IT

Make Your Own Rainstick HANDS-ON Listen to the sound of a rainstorm—anytime, anywhere. MAKE IT

The Mayan Calendar Round HANDS-ON Did you know the Maya used two calendars? How did they know when to plan their big New Year's parties? MAKE IT

Surprise! INTERACTIVE This interactive image is an example of augmented reality TRY IT

Frog Myths Across Cultures ARTICLE Explore the mythological significance of frogs in cultures around the world. READ IT

Crazy for Love AUDIO An audio program about love, passion, and obsession. HEAR IT

The Iñupiaq People of Barrow, Alaska ARTICLE The majority of Barrow residents are indigenous people who live both traditional and modern lives READ IT

A Dangerous Time ARTICLE Why do teens take risks, and what do our notions of risk tell us about the dangers of growing up? READ IT

Where Do Languages Come From? ARTICLE Where do all the different languages in the world come from? READ IT

Which Languages Are Related? HANDS-ON Examine words from different languages and determine which two languages are the most closely related. MAKE IT

Candy Around the World PHOTO ESSAY What kinds of candy are made and enjoyed in where you live? VIEW IT

Become a Word Historian HANDS-ON Learn how to find the histories and origins of words. MAKE IT

Ladle Rat Rotten Hut AUDIO Listen to the story of Ladle Rat Rotten Hut. HEAR IT

Bernie Lubell PHOTO ESSAY Meet a kinetic sculptor. VIEW IT

Saving Seeds, Saving Culture PHOTO ESSAY Saving seeds helps preserve the culture of Native American farmers in the American Southwest and northern Mexico. VIEW IT

I M O K. U R O K. HANDS-ON You can make sentences without words! MAKE IT

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Chain Reaction Watch an archived webcast to see complex mechanisms slide, roll, burn, pour, push, pull, bump, and grind in an amazing chain reaction.

Driven: True Stories of Inspiration How are creative investigations sparked? What does a state of inspiration feel like? Can inspiration be transmitted from person to person? Join us for an audio slideshow series that explores the fascinating world of how we work creatively.

Cabspotting Cabspotting traces San Francisco's taxi cabs as they travel throughout the Bay Area. The patterns traced by each cab create a living and always-changing map of city life.

Never Lost: Polynesian Navigation Imagine yourself in the middle of the vast Pacific Ocean. You've been sailing for weeks, and there's no land in sight. Do you know where you are? Do you know which way to go?

Doctor Atomic: Commentary on an Opera Explore the scientific, historical, and cultural context behind a new opera about the first atomic bomb test.

Revealing Bodies How has imagery changed the way we look at our bodies—over time and in different cultures?

Visiting CERN Explore the history, people, and landscape of this research facility and the scientific and cultural ideas that emerge.

Chaco Canyon Come with us to Chaco Canyon in northwestern New Mexico, which is rich with thousand-year-old artifacts of the ancient Pueblo culture and contains sites that appear to have been astronomical observatories.

Remembering Nagasaki In Observance of the 50th Anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

China Eclipse Dispatches 2008 Follow us in the remote Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in northwestern China near the Mongolian border.

Evidence: How Do We Know What We Know? For most of us, science arrives in our lives packaged neatly as fact. But how did it get that way?

Exploring Paper Learn about origami, make your own paper, and find out the best way to fold a paper airplane.

Ancient Writings Revealed Watch ancient text revealed and read for the first time in a thousand years!

Panama Pacific International Exposition In 3-D Couldn't get to the Panama Pacific International Exposition in 1915? Go now in 3-D!

Frank Oppenheimer: Founder of the Exploratorium The qualities that made Frank Oppenheimer so special are the same qualities that make the Exploratorium special: an insistence on excellence, a knack for finding new ways of looking at things, and a respect for invention and play.

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.

Zambia Eclipse Dispatches 2001 Join our Exploratorium production team as we traveled to Zambia in 2001 to broadcast the June 21st total solar eclipse live to the world.

The Evolution of Languages

Institute for inquiry: Examining the Art of Science Education Professional development resources for teacher educators.

How Star Trek Conquered Planet Earth On Saturday, May 6th, 2000 we hosted a live panel discussion and webcast to explore the amazing phenomena of Star Trek.