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Humpbacks, minkes, and orcas are often sighted in the nutrient-rich Antarctic waters.
The lure of Terra Australis Incognita begins with the Ancient Greeks and ends with modern cruise ships.
Explore the creative process behind Theo Jansen's extraordinary strandbeests.
Break water into hydrogen and oxygen using a homemade electrolysis device.
Try your hand at explaining symbols both modern and ancient, and then make your own.
The nearly ice-free Dry Valleys are an Antarctic anomaly, and Earth's closest equivalent to Mars.
Vsit a quirky kitchen where you can compose music with ordinary (and not-so-ordinary) objects.
Crabeaters have extraordinary teeth, Weddells are downright cute, and leopards are as fierce as their namesake
Explore the ideas behind Science of Sharing with these Activities.
A Scribbling Machine is a motorized contraption that moves in unusual ways and leaves a mark to trace it's path.
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.
Consider decision-making for an aging population and its implications.
An introduction to the concepts and theories that contribute to contemporary complexity research.
Learn to throw a curveball, a slider, or even a screwball by throwing a Styrofoam ball.
You can measure your reaction time with just a yardstick and some help from a friend.
Find out how this extreme sport is governed by the principles of momentum, gravity, friction, and centripetal force. Learn skateboarding history, technology, and more!
The Exploratorium wasn't built in a day—watch it go up in a minute.
Saving seeds helps preserve the culture of Native American farmers in the American Southwest and northern Mexico.
The more astronomy changes, the more it stays the same. This series of images juxtaposes ancient and modern study of the celestial bodies.