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

What do snowflakes look like on Mars?

How do different sounds combine to make the unique audio environments of specific places? Build the soundscapes of a beach and a train station.

Scientific knowledge and a few chemical concoctions can get you through a Bad Hair Day.

How to build a shop version of an Exploratorium exhibit for investigating light

Get down and dirty with the surprising science of soil.

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

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

Teeth are the most common fossils found. What can they tell us?

Humpbacks, minkes, and orcas are often sighted in the nutrient-rich Antarctic waters.

APE was a four-year Exploratorium project to explore strategies and tactics to shift the role of visitors from passive recipient of information to active participant in the exhibit experience.

Learn about origami, make your own paper, and find out the best way to fold a paper airplane.

If you want to dig a ditch in the Arctic, you'd better bring more than a shovel.

San Francisco was born in gold dust, and nearly died in rubble and ashes.