Exploratorium Magazine Issue Index

Please note: The Exploratorium Magazine was published from 1977 until 2003. Some of these magazines are available at our Store or online at http://store.exploratorium.edu. You can also read excerpts from several issues online (see links below).

2002

Volume 26: 3WinterCells - Find out how cells specialize and communicate with each other, and how microscopes provide a view into a cell's world. Includes a beautiful poster that shows how muscle cells work.
Volume 26: 2SummerAntarctica - Join the expedition of an Exploratorium crew as they investigate biology, astronomy, and geology at the bottom of the world.
Volume 26: 1SpringMotion

2001

Volume 25: 4WinterRobots
Volume 25: 3FallCoffee & Tea - Learn how coffee is grown, traded, and roasted, and follow tea through Chinese history.
Volume 25: 2SummerWater
Volume 25: 1SpringMath Explorer

2000

Volume 24: 4WinterInsects - Find out about insect-based medicine, how flies assist crime solvers, and how honey bees locate chemical spills.
Volume 24: 3FallNetworks
Volume 24: 2SummerTelevision
Volume 24: 1SpringIslands - Visit the world's newest island, find out why atolls may be endangered, and encounter an island of American culture abroad.

1999

Volume 23: 3WinterPicturing the Body (see excerpts)
Volume 23: 2SummerExploring Paper (see excerpts)
Volume 23: 1SpringThe Evolution of Languages (see excerpts)

1998

Volume 22: 3WinterSpace (see excerpts)
Volume 22: 2SummerHair (see excerpts)
Volume 22: 1SpringMemories (see excerpts)

1997

Volume 21: 4WinterSleep - Learn the facts behind folk remedies for insomnia, the history of beds, and how animals sleep. Plus, visit a mattress factory.
Volume 21: 3FallFitness
Volume 21: 2SummerMicrobes
Volume 21: 1SpringCycles - Find out what oysters, pre-Columbian Mayans, and modern times have in common. Includes a beautiful fold-out poster, Cycles Are Everywhere.

1996

Volume 20: 4WinterCats & Dogs - Trace the 4,000-year relationship between humans and felines, and find out what researchers have discovered about behavior in canine social circles.
Volume 20: 3FallThe Exploratorium Home Laboratory II
Volume 20: 2SummerVisual Illusions - Discover what visual illusions teach us about our processes of perception, and learn how to see weird 3-D images. Plus, create your own illusions.
Volume 20: 1SpringGardening - Follow the evolution of the American front yard, and learn how to enrich your garden by composting, double digging, and attracting birds and butterflies.

1995

Volume 19: 4WinterOceans
Volume 19: 3FallSize - Read about the complications that ensue when you try to double the size of something, and learn why giants don't stand a chance.
Volume 19: 2SummerThe Alphabet
Volume 19: 1A/1BSpringThe Exploratorium Home Laboratory

1994

Volume 18: 4WinterEnergy - Consider the hidden consequences of our appetite for energy, and find out how you can avoid that mid-afternoon slump.
Volume 18: 3FallUnderground - Discover what's beneath your feet in a city, and learn about the life of the naked mole rat.
Volume 18: 2SummerMoney - Learn how to tell a counterfeit bill from the real thing, and how to fold a dollar bill into a pinkie ring.
Volume 18: 1SpringThe Sound Spectrum

1993

Volume 17: 4WinterThe Ear
Volume 17: 3FallIn The Dark - Find out how your eyes adapt to the dark and take a hike to watch the dark rise. A special pull-out poster highlights the strange world of nocturnal animals.
Volume 17: 2SummerPuzzles & Problems
Volume 17: 1SpringTools

1992

Volume 16: 4WinterTransformations - Delve into the secrets of modern alchemy, and consider the concept of aging.
Volume 16: 3SpringNothing (reprint)
Volume 16: 2SummerPatterns
Volume 16: 1FallCities - Learn why rats and pigeons thrive in the city, and examine the technological innovations that made skyscrapers possible.

1991

Volume 15: 4WinterFakes
Volume 15: 3FallSports
Volume 15: 2SummerRhythm - Discover the regular rhythms in the stars—and in the human body.
Volume 15: 1SpringNavigation

1990

Volume 14: 4WinterFood - Unearth the peculiar history of the potato, and serve up science experiments that you can eat.
Volume 14: 3FallElectricity
Volume 14: 2SummerLanguage
Volume 14: 1SpringToys

1989

Volume 13: 4WinterNothing
Volume 13: 3FallPhotography - Discover how a photo can make time stand still, and build your own camera obscura.
Volume 13: 2SummerIce
Volume 13: 1SpringFire - Discover the surprising benefits of forest fires, and find out the effects of the Great Fire of London on urban life today.

1988

Volume 12: 4WinterSpinning Things - Find out how dancers and skaters twirl, and look inside the human body with spinning subatomic particles.
Volume 12: 3FallHands - Consider the sinister side of life with a look at left-handedness, and master some simple tricks of prestidigitation.
Volume 12: 2SummerMemory
Volume 12: 1SpringDirt

1987

Volume 11: 4WinterBob Miller's Image Walk
Volume 11: 3Fall Edges
Volume 11: 2SummerAmusement Parks
Volume 11: 1SpringBridges

1986

Volume 10: 4WinterMore Music
Volume 10: 3FallMusic
Volume 10: 2SummerSticking Together
Volume 10: 1SpringIllusions

1985

Volume 9: Special IssueMarchFrank Oppenheimer
Volume 9: 4WinterJunk
Volume 9: 3FallFlying Things
Volume 9: 2SummerWeather
Volume 9: 1SpringThe Eye

1984

Volume 8: 4WinterOn Time
Volume 8: 3FallSeeing Through Things
Volume 8: 2SummerBig & Little
Volume 8: 1SpringChips and Changes

1983

Volume 7: 4WinterCooking
Volume 7: 3FallThinking About Maps
Volume 7: 2SummerWater
Volume 7: 1SpringSmell

1982

Volume 6: 4WinterBubbles
Volume 6: 3FallBaseball
Volume 6: 2SummerWater
Volume 6: 1April/MayLanguage

1981

Volume 5: 5February/March Image Walk
Volume 5: 4December/JanuaryMath/Waves
Volume 5: 2&3Special Double IssueScience Media Conference
Volume 5: 1April/MayHeat

1980

Volume 4: 5December/JanuaryOptical Illusions
Volume 4: 4October/NovemberKids
Volume 4: 3August/SeptemberHeat and Temperature
Volume 4: 2June/julyLight
Volume 4: 1April/MayGossamer Albatross

1979

Volume 3: 6February/MarchRobert J.Oppenheimer
Volume 3: 5December/JanuaryPlay
Volume 3: 4October/NovmeberArt/Science/The Bay
Volume 3: 3August/SeptemberTools/Technology
Volume 3: 2June JulyBernard Maybeck
Volume 3: 1April/MayEinstein

1978

Volume 2: 6February/MarchSchool In The Exploratorium/Eclipse
Volume 2: 5December/JanuaryCheshire Cat
Volume 2: 4October/NovemberSounds
Volume 2: 3August/SeptemberWaves
Volume 2: 2June/JulyShadows
Volume 2: 1Dream Stage

1977

Volume 1: 6February/MarchBalancing
Volume 1: 5December/JanuaryMuseum Education
Volume 1: 4October/NovemberTouch
Volume 1: 3August/SeptemberExponentials
Volume 1: 2June/JulyColor
Volume 1: 1April/MayEcho
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