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If you're a patient gardener, you can grow your own hybrid flowers.

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

Why is baseball so popular in Japan?

What do you really know about what you see?

A multifaceted exhibition that explored genetics and the Human Genome Project from a variety of perspectives from April 8 to September 4, 1995.

Learn how some vibrant seniors exercise their minds, and find out what you can do to help your own memory.

Summertime in the Arctic is for the birds

Why do road bikes have thin tires, while mountain bikes have fat tires?

How do you stop and steer a bicycle? What forces keep the bicycle from falling over?

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

Discover secret colors hidden in a black marker!

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

Cuatro exposiciones lo suficientemente pequeñas para caber en tarjetas postales.

Make very, very, very tiny lightning, anytime you want!

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

Experiment with rhythm through stepping, a musical dance form that uses the body as a percussion instrument.

Explore a timeline of homind fossils.

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

Check out top mountain biker, Ruthie Matthes. Learn about frames and materials from a custom bike maker. Try interactive javascripts that calculate braking distances and energy consumption.

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

Will the "real" South Pole please stand up?

Learn how to find the histories and origins of words.

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

Can your eyes fool your nose? Find out with this experiment.

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

Learn the science behind bad hair days, and learn how hair increases its length when humidity increases, making curly hair frizz and straight hair go limp.

In this activity, you'll learn about "tempering" -- a delicate process of melting and cooling chocolate.

Sit down for compost tea with a visionary cultivator.

Explore the surprising side of color.

Learn how changes in genes over generations created the modern goldfish.

Find out why balls bounce--or fail to bounce.

An ordinary metal spoon can make some astounding sounds!

Grow spikes of crystals in the sun.

It's easy to fold a sheet of paper in half. But can you fold a sheet of paper in half ten times?

The majority of Barrow residents are indigenous people who live both traditional and modern lives