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Anatomy and Physiology
Autonomy on Endless Trial

Consider the possible effects of early Alzheimer's diagnosis.
Under the Skin from Museo La Specola
Join us for an interactive webcast that includes a visit to Museo La ...
Science activity to design, build, and test a circulatory system
Re-Engineering the Circulatory System

Design, build, and test a model simple circulatory system.

Your Body in Your Mind's Eye
Your Body in Your Mind's Eye

Can you take a sip of water from a cup with your eyes closed?

Science activity that explores the properties of soap films and relates them to the properties of plasma membranes
Cellular Soap Opera

Use soap film to model a cell membrane.

Design a Circulatory System

Design, build, test, and improve a human circulatory system.

Millions of people around the world struggle to live with corneal blindness——the loss of sight caused by damage to...
Restoring Sight

Millions of people around the world struggle to live with corneal blindness——the loss of sight caused by damage to the surface of the eye. It's a treatable condition with a clear solution: a corneal transplant. This Science in the City episode highlights the work SightLife is doing to help end corneal blindness by making transplants possible.

Science activity that demonstrates a visual illusion
Overlapping Spots

Make a bright spot brighter.

Science activity that demonstrates an optical illusion
Hole in Your Hand

What happened to your whole hand?

What We're Reading

by Shannon Eliot • June 26, 2015

An Exploratorium press officer offers up some of her favorite science reads for the week.

Sketching Below the Skin

by Jackie Clay • June 25, 2015

Artist and students use drawing as a way of knowing and learning human anatomy.

Science in the City: Tofu

See how tofu gets from bean to table.

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