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

Why Save Seeds?

Find out why biodiversity benefits plants and people alike.

Global Climate Change Explorer

Discover how researchers study climate change and examine the latest scientific data.

The Science of Sharing Forum with Athena Aktipis

How humans can pick up pointers on sharing—from cells.

It Gets Better

Exploratorium staff members contribute to the "It Gets Better" Project.

Three Ways to Make a New Plant

Learn how grafting, hybridizing, and transgenics have transformed cultivation.

Saving Seeds, Saving Culture

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

Speaking of Music Rewind

Listen in on conversations with Laurie Anderson, Brian Eno, and others in Speaking of Music Rewind.

Paper Bridges

Build a bridge from a piece of paper and explore ways of making it stronger.

Science of Cocktails 2015 Event Recap

Check in on the fifth annual Science of Cocktails event.

Aluminum: Mara Holt Skov

Mold your mind to the design history of aluminum.

Dry Valleys

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

Space Invaders

Meteor, meteorite, meteoroid – what's the difference?

Mars in a Minute: Where does your curiosity lead?

See how curiosity inspired the Mars rover Curiosity.

Automata activities - allowing space for inventing

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Picture This

Learn how Hubble Telescope scientists put together those lovely pictures.

Mind Lecture Series

Listen to internationally recognized authorities on human thought and behavior, including Temple Grandin and Paul Ekman.

Eyeing the Storm: Science and Art of Visualization

From May 20 to June 5 1997, we presented a webcast series exploring the art and science of severe storm visualization.

Colored Shadows Demo

An additive mixture of light makes for some colorful fun.

2008 Return to Urumqi

Enjoy this time-compressed journey along China's Silk Road.

Explore San Francisco by Double Decker Bus

Buy discounted tickets online—hop-off at stop #3 to visit the Exploratorium.

Blood

Learn about the body's vital defense force.

Resonance: Unheard Sounds & Undiscovered Music

Watch contemporary musicians and sound artists perform and discuss their work.

Output of a Solar Cell

Learn to measure the efficiency of a solar cell.

Iron Science Teacher

Each webcast, the Exploratorium staff and teachers demonstrate their science projects and compete for the title of IRON SCIENCE TEACHER!

Mid-Air Maneuver

To understand how skaters turn in midair, try this little experiment.

Kronos Quartet: Interview

Join Resonance host Sarah Cahill in interviewing the Kronos Quartet.

How are creative investigations sparked? What does a state of inspiration feel like? Can inspiration be transmitted from person to person? Join us for an audio slideshow series that explores the fascinating world of how we work creatively.

Zebrafish

A model for heart development

Finding the Sweet Spot

Total Solar Eclipse Android App

Alonzo King LINES Ballet and Bernie Krause: Performance

Get mesmerized by choreographer Alonzo King and soundscape artist Bernie Krause.

Antarctica: Scientific Journeys from McMurdo to the Pole

Follow our crew as they visit the Dry Valleys and hike the slopes of volcanic Mt. Erebus.

Restoring Sight

Millions of people around the world struggle to live with corneal blindness—the loss of sight caused by damage to the surface of the eye. It's a treatable condition with a clear solution: a corneal transplant. This Science in the City episode highlights the work SightLife is doing to help end corneal blindness by making transplants possible.

Sound Bite

Bone conduction is another pathway to listening.

Infinity Room: A Temporary Immersive Environment Experiment by Refik Anadol

Where are you in infinity? Try the Infinity Room.

Ooblek Trek (cornstarch ooze)

Touch, dance, or walk on the ooze known as ooblek.

Iron Science Teacher

Each webcast, the Exploratorium staff and teachers demonstrate their science projects and compete for the title of IRON SCIENCE TEACHER!

Impressions of Life Sciences at the Exploratorium

Take an impressionistic journey through the Exploratorium's Life Sciences area.

Make Your Own Rainstick

Listen to the sound of a rainstorm – anytime, anywhere.

Overview of MSL and Curiosity

Flash back to the early days of the Curiosity rover.

Look Inside a Tooth (Interactive)

Zoom into a fossil chimp tooth.

How to View an Eclipse

Chromium | Abigail Knight

Discover the dangers of hexavalent chromium—and some solutions.

Sodium: Ron Hipschman

Get to know essential, explosive sodium.

Garden Lore

The fact and fiction behind some bizarre gardening remedies.

Flipbooks

Use printable images from our time-lapse movies to make flipbooks–handheld animations that you can make at home.

Voyages of Discovery: NOAA's Okeanos Explorer

The Okeanos Explorer is the newest vessel in NOAA's fleet and the first to be dedicated solely to exploration and discovery missions. Follow along with the scientists and crew on their discovery voyages.