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Clay Beams

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Candy Around the World

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Take the Beat Back
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Exploring Hair

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Invisible Dynamics
Invisible Dynamics

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Cardboard Automata

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Outrageous Ooze
Outrageous Ooze

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

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Evidence: How Do We Know What We Know?

For most of us, science arrives in our lives packaged neatly as fact. But how did it get that way?

Outrageous Ooze
Outrageous Ooze

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Antarctic Exploration

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What's New In the World
What's New In the World

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

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Journey to Mars

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Peter Taylor, Exploratorium Super-Technician, talks about his outdoor installation tools.

A Record of the Moment
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Transit of Venus: The Rarest Eclipse
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Truly Primary Pigments

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UV Beads
UV Beads

Study ultraviolet radiation from the sun and other sources using UV beads.

Geiger Counter
Geiger Counter

What does it take to block gamma radiation?

Solar Images
Solar Images

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Curveballs
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Journey to an Organic Egg Farm

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Up Periscope!
Up Periscope!

Build a mirrored tube that lets you see around corners and over walls.

Invisible Dynamics
Invisible Dynamics

Art/science teams explore the underlying systems that give the San Francisco Bay Area its unique character.

CANdemonium
CANdemonium

Recycle some cans to make after-dinner music!

Balloon Blow-Up
Balloon Blow-Up

Not all bubbles are made with soap!

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Getting Started with Science Journal

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Mold Terrarium

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Quinine Cover-Up
Quinine Cover-Up

Show yourself how a pinch of salt can take the bitter taste away.

Chichen Itza
Chichen Itza

A brief history of Chichen Itza.

Structures Around the World
Structures Around the World

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Stem Cells

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Hello Dahlia
Hello Dahlia

See why these beautiful flowers have attracted generations of admirers.

Memory Party Game
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Never Lost: Polynesian Navigation

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