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Recycle a potato chip can into a simple camera.

Gather and compare real data about sunspots and solar x-ray activity.

Download desktop wallpaper for your computer.

The only continent without any countries or government . . .

Most paper airplanes are flat, but these paper hoops can really fly!

Explore the surprising side of color.

Explore the unknown world inside your brain with these fun activities.

Kid-friendly explorations and experiments for curious minds.

Do hot water and cold water mix?

Get a taste of how the earth's plates move.

What happens to meat when you cook it?

Learn about the rovers that have been exploring Mars since 2004, and view the amazing images they've taken.

It's not just the moon that causes ocean tides.

Join us as we crunch our way through everything from our San Francisco sourdough to Injera and Pugliese.

Make an observatory to see the amazing colors in bubbles!

Here are some activities that test your memory – and some things you can try to help you remember things better.

Learn about the body's vital defense force.

Learn how some vibrant seniors exercise their minds, and find out what you can do to help your own memory.

Learn about common techniques for peering inside the body in order to diagnose disease and injury.

Learn about scale and structure with eight great activities designed for the elementary classroom.

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Search a geological map of Ethiopia for fossils.

Dig into the succulent science of making things grow.

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.

Get a taste of how the earth's plates move.

Meet the competitors and their humongous pumpkins at Half Moon Bay's Great Pumpkin Festival.

Modelos plásticos huecos del aparato vocal humano convierten el graznido de un pato en sonidos de vocales.

Teeth are the most common fossils found. What can they tell us?

Teeth are the most common fossils found. What can they tell us?

The more astronomy changes, the more it stays the same. This series of images juxtaposes ancient and modern study of the celestial bodies.

In celebration of Albert Einstein's work in 1905, science laboratories and museum around the world (including the Exploratorium) participated in a twelve-hour webcast that explored Einstein's influence on current physics research.

Rube Goldberg-inspired cause and effect contraptions using everyday materials and found objects.

A collection of auditory illusions found in indigenous folk practices, popular music, and scientific research.

Our collaboration with Public Radio International's The World. With Public Radio International, we're taking technology news beyond the headlines.

There are about 500 dispatches from scientists working in the Arctic and Antarctica, along with original videos, photos, webcasts, and articles.

Explore the strangest of strange attractors, the Lorenz butterfly.

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.

Build a stripped-down motor, a simple, easy-to-make version of the electric motors found in toys, tools, and appliances.