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Geology

Discover how researchers study climate change and examine the latest scientific data.

by Mary Miller • February 2, 2021

Visit the Exploratorium's Outdoor Exhibits at Pier 15

by Mary Miller • June 8, 2020

The Exploratorium is inviting people to upload their shoreline photos.

A collection of remarkable geological artifacts that invite and inspire us to see rocks in new ways.

Discover the history and uses of zinc.

Bubbling sand evokes a geothermal landscape.

Air—not water—erupts through fine powder to sculpt these roiling streams.

Swirling sand evokes a desert landscape.

Compare how gravel, sand, and fine silt settle out of swirling waters.

Freezing water forms a spiky kaleidoscope of colorful crystals.

Compress layers of sediment to see geologic features in real time.

Hanging magnets reveal the earth’s magnetic field.

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