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There's more to polar ice than just frozen water. Learn about the many varieties of ice found at the poles and how and where they form.
A downloadable series of graphics from our Faultline website gives a snapshot of seismic science.
Far north in the night sky, a faint glow appears on the horizon. Green and red flames of light stretch across the sky.
The Exploratorium is taking it outside to explore natural and human-made phenomena in and around San Francisco. Look for new episodes twice each month.
Explore the surrounding sounds that everyday objects make. Build a noise contraption from these objects, then add a PicoCricket to automate your contraption. Finally, add a light sensor and program your sound automata to "play" when triggered by light.
When you pick up a baseball, it immediately suggests its purpose: to be thrown fast and with considerable accuracy.
A multifaceted exhibition that explored genetics and the Human Genome Project from a variety of perspectives from April 8 to September 4, 1995.
Get an overview of NASA's rovers Spirit, Opportunity, and Curiosity.
A series of talks celebrating both the historical and contemporary dimensions of the Eames design legacy.