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Explore, Play, Discover: Websites, Activities, and More

Dive into websites, activities, apps, and more.

How Is Technology Changing Ocean Research and Exploration?
Find out how technology is changing ocean research.
Remembering Loma Prieta
Remembering Loma Prieta

Read stories and see footage from the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake.

Besuboru
Besuboru

Why is baseball so popular in Japan?

Why Eclipses Happen
Unwinding DNA: Life at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Unwinding DNA: Life at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

The untold stories behind scientific discovery.

Exposición de tarjetas postales
Exposición de tarjetas postales

Cuatro exposiciones lo suficientemente pequeñas para caber en tarjetas postales.

Color Uncovered App
Color Uncovered App

Explore the surprising side of color.

Microscope Imaging Station
Microscope Imaging Station

What do stem cells, fruit flies, and zebrafish look like under a microscope?
Oil Spot Photometer

Measure the brightness of the sun using cooking oil and a white card.

Glitter Globe
Glitter Globe

Make a fantastic toy that shimmers when you shake it.

Smoky air creates vivid sunrise in the Bay Area.
Historic Fires Brings Bad Air All Over the Bay Area.

by Mary Miller • October 18, 2017

Fall is fire season in California, worse this year than ever before. 
True Color

Rainbows on the ceiling, rainbows on the floor.

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