
The thrill of natural phenomena
by Sebastian • August 16, 2019
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Each webcast, the Exploratorium staff and teachers demonstrate their science projects and compete for the title of IRON SCIENCE TEACHER!
Explore the evolution of music and dance with Alonzo King and Bernie Krause.
Find out why wind resistance is a big drag for bicyclists, and use our calculator to estimate drag for yourself.
Geometry Playground will change the way you think about geometry. This exhibition engages your hands, brain, and body in playful investigations of this most visible branch of math.
Is there life on Mars? Our best evidence so far is a baked-potato-sized chunk of rock found in Antarctica.
Explore the ideas behind Science of Sharing with these Activities.
Learn about common techniques for peering inside the body in order to diagnose disease and injury.
The more astronomy changes, the more it stays the same. This series of images juxtaposes ancient and modern study of the celestial bodies.
A series of talks celebrating both the historical and contemporary dimensions of the Eames design legacy.
Have you ever wondered what makes blue cheese blue, or why some cheeses are hard and others soft?
by Liz Ball • July 13, 2017
Join the Kronos Quartet for a performance like no other.
Listen to internationally recognized authorities on human thought and behavior, including Temple Grandin and Paul Ekman.
Discover the artistry behind some of cinema's most iconic scenes.
Learn about common techniques for peering inside the body in order to diagnose disease and injury.
Each webcast, the Exploratorium staff and teachers demonstrate their science projects and compete for the title of IRON SCIENCE TEACHER!
Join us as we visit the Hubble Space Telescope, and see what's happening at Mission Control.
This clay building activity shows that when you make things bigger, weight increases faster than strength.
Learn how some vibrant seniors exercise their minds, and find out what you can do to help your own memory.
The Antarctic food web is the simplest on the planet, and krill are at its hub.
Close your eyes and listen to tell where the paddle is when you play this all-listening version of the classic game Pong.
In September 2004, the Exploratorium covered a conference in the Galapagos Islands, organized by the National Center for Atmospheric Research, that considered the implications of El Niño forecasting.
On March 29, 2006, a total solar eclipse occurred when the new moon moved directly between the sun and the earth. The moon’s shadow fell on the eastern tip of Brazil, sped eastward across the Atlantic, through northern Africa, across the Mediterranean, an