Explore, Play, Discover: Websites, Activities, and More

Teeth are the most common fossils found. What can they tell us?

Put on a mask and see how we communicate with our bodies as well as with our faces and words.

Los movimientos del ojo hacen parecer que el dise�o brilla.

Use dominoes to model a nerve cell's transmission of a signal

This clay building activity shows that when you make things bigger, weight increases faster than strength.

Join us as we investigate the sweet world of sugar.

The earth moves in mysterious ways

Journey into Chaco Canyon, where ancient people built monuments to the cosmos. Journey to Chichén Itzá, where the Maya built monuments to the sun.

Look closely at a TV and a newspaper and you’ll notice they are made up of lots of tiny dots

Examine words from different languages and determine which two languages are the most closely related.

the Fudge House on Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco!

Does the sun rise in the east? Not exactly.

Scratch Film, also known as Direct Animation, is the process of drawing and scratching designs directly onto film.

Just how much fat is in ground beef? You may be surprised.

How to build a shop version of an Exploratorium exhibit for investigating light

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

Visit the European Organization for Nuclear Research, known as CERN, which studies what the universe is made of and how the universe works.

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.

The fact and fiction behind some bizarre gardening remedies.

Imagine yourself in the middle of the vast Pacific Ocean. You've been sailing for weeks, and there's no land in sight. Do you know where you are? Do you know which way to go?

Exploring the diversity, distribution, and abundance of life in the oceans

Can you cover your kitchen tracks?

You can measure your reaction time with just a yardstick and some help from a friend.

How are creative investigations sparked? What does a state of inspiration feel like? Can inspiration be transmitted from person to person? Join us for an audio slideshow series that explores the fascinating world of how we work creatively.