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Biology

Microbial decomposers heat things up.

Your sense of touch can surprise you.

As a task becomes more complex, it requires more mental effort—and that takes time.

Listen with your bones.

Surround yourself in color—do you feel a shade different?

Use a microscope to investigate developing zebrafish eggs.

Take a look at living chicken embryos in various stages of development.

These plants reproduce by copying themselves.

Explore the variety of organisms that live on our piers in the Bay.

One creature’s end is another’s beginning.

When your eyes adapt to color, you can see things that aren’t really there.

This colorful wall is a living terrarium.

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