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

Explore the ancient knowledge of the Maya, who built sophisticated monuments to the sun.

Crabeaters have extraordinary teeth, Weddells are downright cute, and leopards are as fierce as their namesake

Learn about the inner workings of a cell through this interactive exhibit.

This simple paper toy spins through the air like a mini-helicopter!

An artist paints his childhood home from memory.

In celebration of Albert Einstein's work in 1905, science laboratories and museum around the world (including the Exploratorium) participated in a twelve-hour webcast that explored Einstein's influence on current physics research.

See a map of recent earthquakes in the United States, and learn why earthquakes happen so frequently on the West Coast.

We Moved! Follow Us to San Francisco’s Historic Waterfront

These tricky pictures shift and change as you look at them.

Demonstrations of electric Robo-Cars made by 22 Science Summer students.

Where is the Center of the Universe? Here, there, and everywhere.

Think you have a lot in common with a kiwi fruit? Genetically speaking, you do.

Do a card trick that's guaranteed to make you look like a mind reader.

Wind tubes are a playful and inventive way to explore the effect that moving air has on objects.

Four times over 100-plus years, major initiatives have brought together scientists from around the globe to collaboratively study the poles.

Making waves.

Does the sun rise in the east? Not exactly.

Follow along with expedition leader Bob Ballard and his crew on the exploration vessel Nautilus as they search for hydrothermal vents, underwater volcanoes, and ancient shipwrecks.

Take an animated tour of Antarctica's variety of ice formations, which give it a beauty unrivaled anywhere on Earth.

Explore mechanical elements such as cams, levers, and linkages to create your own moving sculpture.

Make your own refracting telescope from a pair of reading glasses.

What makes Antarctica inhospitable to life also makes it ideal for astronomy.

Try your hand at explaining symbols both modern and ancient, and then make your own.

See a map of recent earthquakes in the United States, and learn why earthquakes happen so frequently on the West Coast.

On Saturday, May 6th, 2000 we hosted a live panel discussion and webcast to explore the amazing phenomena of Star Trek.

Get a taste of how the earth's plates move.

Why do I hear the bass from my neighbor's stereo, but not the treble?

Explore the surprising side of sound

Scientists dig under the surface for clues to past climate

The Antarctic food web is the simplest on the planet, and krill are at its hub.

Explore the surprising side of color.

Watch Venus travel in front of the sun. 

What happens to meat when you cook it?