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by Exploratorium Staff • April 25, 2017
Read between the lines of the scientific paper that started a revolution. Explore the personalities, politics, competition, and collaboration that fueled it in our annotated version of Watson and Crick’s seminal description of the double helix.
by Mary Miller • April 19, 2017
The Data Explorer web app lets you access and explore environmental data gathered at the Exploratorium’s waterfront location. The app lets you quickly and easily compare different datasets using familiar interactions like pan, pinch, click, and zoom.
by Rob Rothfarb • March 13, 2017
Using a software defined radio (SDR) and freely-available software, you can receive images directly from orbiting weather satellites.
by Eileen Campbell • December 29, 2016
Read our picks for the Unsung Science stories of 2016. Ticklish rats, submarine swine, new records, daredevils, and other reasons to rejoice in our discoveries throughout this year.
by Pearl Tesler • December 15, 2016
Staying informed is increasingly tricky business. Can you believe every story you hear or read? Here are some tips to help bring some healthy skepticism to your daily news feed.
by Kevin Boyd • December 2, 2016
Meet Keith Newstead a featured artist in the Curious Contraptions exhibition at the Exploratorium.
by Exploratorium Staff • December 1, 2016
The Exploratorium’s new free Sound Rebound app, which launches today, is a playful and delightful way to use the sensors in your phone to make music.
by Mary Miller • November 4, 2016
Antarctica's Ross Sea, home to countless penguins, whales, fish, and seals, is now the world's largest and newest marine protected area. Referred to as the "last ocean" it may be the last place on Earth to save and study a thriving marine ecosystem, relatively untouched by pollution, fishing and other human activities.
by Pearl Tesler • September 7, 2016
“What time is it?” Ask this simple question and you’ll get a deliriously un-simple set of answers, courtesy of Timepieces, a new artwork by Katie Paterson on display at the Exploratorium.
