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Use live data to make your own wave predictions, wherever you are.

Use live data to make your own wave predictions, wherever you are.

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

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

What is a gear ratio? And how do gears help make the bicycle so efficient?

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

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

This is an easy grafting project for beginners.

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

See how TV screens create images from many tiny colored dots of light.

Find out why biodiversity benefits plants and people alike.

Want to understand how to predict when the good waves are coming to your shore? It helps to start with the basics behind the formation of ocean waves.

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

A model for heart development

Watch old pennies turn bright and shiny right before your eyes!

In February 2009, the Exploratorium hosted Darwin Days, a series of presentations, debates, and discussions exploring the ways scientists continue to learn from and apply their knowledge of evolutionary biology to a broad range of pursuits.

Not all bubbles are made with soap!

Your guide to the Northern and Southern Lights (also in 'Observatory')

Recycle some cans to make after-dinner music!

With just mud, paper and an egg, you can grow colonies of multi-hued microbes!

Can you take a sip of water from a cup with your eyes closed?

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

Grow spikes of crystals in the sun.

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

You can make a light painting with a light source, a darkened room, and a digital camera.

An introduction to spectra and to the space-based telescopes. The site includes a number of hands-on activities.

Find out how a cochlear implant helped one man regain the ability to listen.

Making waves.

Not all bubbles are made with soap!

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

A series of talks celebrating both the historical and contemporary dimensions of the Eames design legacy.

Find out how this extreme sport is governed by the principles of momentum, gravity, friction, and centripetal force. Learn skateboarding history, technology, and more!