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

Explore the Traits of Life exhibition space using this 360˚ panorama.

Remote sensing allows geologists to peek under the ice – and find a big surprise.

Modelos plásticos huecos del aparato vocal humano convierten el graznido de un pato en sonidos de vocales.

Specialized cells have a common origin. What sets them on separate paths?

Test your memory and compare it with your friends'.

Ever notice how noisy people are?

Si mira fijamente este punto por algunos momentos, éste desaparece.

What are the best materials for frames? What are the best designs?

They're a menace to ships, but life thrives in these frozen oases.

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

Technological developments have changed how we view Earth. See LandSat images and learn more about our home planet.

Grow spikes of crystals in the sun.

These unique – and uniquely beautiful – seal species spend their lives amid the sea ice

Meet the competitors and their humongous pumpkins at Half Moon Bay's Great Pumpkin Festival.

Find out why wind resistance is a big drag for bicyclists, and use our calculator to estimate drag for yourself.

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

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

Create a unique structure that spins in the wind and then experiment with its rotation.

Learn how eyes work, and watch a cow's eye dissection. Then follow step-by-step instructions to do a cow's eye dissection yourself.

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.

Los movimientos del ojo hacen parecer que el dise�o brilla.

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

Find out why wind resistance is a big drag for bicyclists, and use our calculator to estimate drag for yourself.

Find out why biodiversity benefits plants and people alike.

Identify misalignments in your body by looking at your feet.

What do you really know about what you see?

Capture the sound of your beautiful voice by singing into a wok.

Here are some activities that test your memory – and some things you can try to help you remember things better.

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

See why these beautiful flowers have attracted generations of admirers.

What do you really know about what you see?

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

Make an observatory to see the amazing colors in bubbles!

Put on a mask and see how we communicate with our bodies as well as with our faces and words.

A Scribbling Machine is a motorized contraption that moves in unusual ways and leaves a mark to trace it's path.