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Smell the Maillard Reaction

Amino acids and corn syrup combine to create new aromas.

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Antarctic Whales

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Antarctic Exploration

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Getting Started with Light

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Arctic Whales
Arctic Whales

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What's New In the World

Stories about science, art, and human perception—from 1998. 

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Total Solar Eclipse from Turkey: March 29, 2006
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Neanderthal Bones
Neanderthal Bones

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Dissect a Disk

Find out what's inside a floppy disk.

Smell the Maillard Reaction
Smell the Maillard Reaction

Amino acids and corn syrup combine to create new aromas.

Dry Valleys
Dry Valleys

The nearly ice-free Dry Valleys are an Antarctic anomaly, and Earth's closest equivalent to Mars.

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Light Island
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Kitchen Sink-o-Pation

Vsit a quirky kitchen where you can compose music with ordinary (and not-so-ordinary) objects.

Lightning in Your Mouth
Lightning in Your Mouth

Why do wintergreen LifeSavers spark in the dark?

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Dot Mixer

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Antarctic Seals
Antarctic Seals

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Motor Effect

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Swell Swell

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Cafe Wall Illusion
Cafe Wall Illusion

Interact with the Cafe Wall Illusion.

Turbulent Orb

The Turbulent Orb flows like the surface of Jupiter.

“I'm Alright, Jack, Keep Your Hands Off My Stack”

Consider decision-making for an aging population and its implications.

Cancer
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Why Eclipses Happen
Rotating Light
Rotating Light

Polarized light passing through sugar, water "rotates" to reveal beautiful colors.

Ear Guitar
Ear Guitar

Share some secret sounds with a friend.

Science Snacks
Science Snacks

Try these low-cost, teacher-tested activities for the classroom and the curious.

Turbulent Landscapes
Turbulent Landscapes

An introduction to the concepts and theories that contribute to contemporary complexity research.

Surf Forecast
Surf Forecast

Use live data to make your own wave predictions, wherever you are.

Hockey Check Force Calculator
Hockey Check Force Calculator
Dinner Party Fix-its Quiz
Dinner Party Fix-its Quiz

Can you cover your kitchen tracks?

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Get your antennae ready for what's on the airwaves.

The Amazing Water Trick
The Amazing Water Trick

Do hot water and cold water mix?

Styro Curveball
Thrown For a Curve

Learn to throw a curveball, a slider, or even a screwball by throwing a Styrofoam ball.

Bird in a Cage: More experiments to try

Explore the afterimages your eyes and your brain create. 

How fast are you?
How fast are you?

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

Skateboard Science
Skateboard Science

Find out how this extreme sport is governed by the principles of momentum, gravity, friction, and centripetal force. Learn skateboarding history, technology, and more!

Science of Gardening
Science of Gardening

Dig into the succulent science of making things grow.

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The Exploratorium wasn't built in a day—watch it go up in a minute. 

Mona
Mona

La famosa modelo de Leonardo es usada en un interesante experimento de percepci�_n.

Bubble Bomb
Bubble Bomb

Using baking soda and vinegar, you can pop a plastic bag with the power of fizz.

Saving Seeds, Saving Culture
Saving Seeds, Saving Culture

Saving seeds helps preserve the culture of Native American farmers in the American Southwest and northern Mexico.

The Amazing Water Trick
The Amazing Water Trick

Do hot water and cold water mix?

Solar Images
Solar Images

The more astronomy changes, the more it stays the same. This series of images juxtaposes ancient and modern study of the celestial bodies.

Hockey Check Force Calculator
Hockey Check Force Calculator
Polarized Light Mosaic
Polarized Light Mosaic

With polarized light, you can make a stained glass window without gla

Vocal Vowels
Vocal Vowels

Hear vocal tract models transform the squawk of a duck call into vowel sounds.

The Race of Microorganisms
The Race of Microorganisms

Pickling is the art of manipulating the microbial garden in foods.

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