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Earth Science

Science activity to demonstrate the Magnus effect by launching cups with rubber bands
Curveball Demonstrator

Give flight a spin with the Magnus effect.

Science activity that demontrates the movement of a fluid undergoing convection
Convection Detection

Create a convection cell inside a CD case.

Science activity using levitating magnets to model Earth’s atmosphere
Magnetic Atmosphere Model

Levitating magnets show how the Earth’s atmosphere stacks up.

Muddy Waters

by Eileen Campbell • February 15, 2017

Winter rains muddy the waters in the Bay.

Unsung Science 2016

by Eileen Campbell • December 29, 2016

Read our picks for the Unsung Science stories of 2016.

Preparing for Mars: FIDO in the Desert
In preparation for the 2004 landing of the Mars Exploration Rovers, NASA ...
Dry Valleys 2 with Paul
Join the Origins team as they travel to Antarctica. We sent Mary, Noel, Paul, ...
Marika Holland on Decreasing Sea Ice
Exploratorium Producer Mary Miller chats with Marika Holland, ...
South Pole Telescope: Fine-tuning the Techonology
What have scientists learned from the South Pole Telescope so far, and ...
Aeolian Landscape
An exhibit modeling the impact of wind on sand dunes.
Kamchatka Mosaic: Uzon Sunset

The sun goes down in a cloudy sky in Kamchatka, Russia. ...

Energy Dynamics within Alaska's thaw lakes
Alaska's coastal range is covered in literally thousands of thaw ...

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