
Live from the Arctic
by Mary Miller • July 19, 2019
Live chat with an Arctic research expedition.
Learn with us online while the Exploratorium is temporarily closed. You can help us reopen—donate today.
Dive into websites, activities, apps, and more.
Learn about common techniques for peering inside the body in order to diagnose disease and injury.
These unique – and uniquely beautiful – seal species spend their lives amid the sea ice
The more astronomy changes, the more it stays the same. This series of images juxtaposes ancient and modern study of the celestial bodies.
What brings archeologists and astronomers alike to this ten-mile canyon in remote New Mexico?
Make a simple rocket and a rocket launcher, and watch a demonstration of how the finished rocket will fly.
See how well various materials conduct electricity and use Science Journal to explore your data.
Get mesmerized by choreographer Alonzo King and soundscape artist Bernie Krause.
In Observance of the 50th Anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Come with us to Chaco Canyon in northwestern New Mexico, which is rich with thousand-year-old artifacts of the ancient Pueblo culture and contains sites that appear to have been astronomical observatories.
APE was a four-year Exploratorium project to explore strategies and tactics to shift the role of visitors from passive recipient of information to active participant in the exhibit experience.
Learn how some vibrant seniors exercise their minds, and find out what you can do to help your own memory.
A downloadable series of graphics from our Faultline website gives a snapshot of seismic science.
Have you ever wondered what makes blue cheese blue, or why some cheeses are hard and others soft?
by Shannon Eliot • July 13, 2015
Wondering why we've been seeing sharks in Santa Cruz? Heard about the massive toxic algal bloom off the West Coast?
Break water into hydrogen and oxygen using a homemade electrolysis device.
Listen to bird songs and try to figure out which are songs, which are companion calls, and which are alarms.
Using a simple trick of perspective, you can dress your friends in tiny cutout clothing.
This 2011 conference, hosted at the Exploratorium, explored the role aesthetic inquiry in public interdisciplinary environments.
Get an overview of NASA's rovers Spirit, Opportunity, and Curiosity.
You can measure your reaction time with just a yardstick and some help from a friend.
Using a simple trick of perspective, you can dress your friends in tiny cutout clothing.
Seasoned gardeners depend on a community of bacteria, worms, and insects to get the most out of their plantings. Find out why.
Want to understand how to predict when the good waves are coming to your shore? It helps to start with the basics behind the formation of ocean waves.
Explore the relationship between an object's volume and its weight.
Meet Matt Smith, an automata artist showcased at the Curious Contraptions exhibition.