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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.
In September 2004, the Exploratorium covered a conference in the Galapagos Islands, organized by the National Center for Atmospheric Research, that considered the implications of El Niño forecasting.
Try your hand at explaining symbols both modern and ancient, and then make your own.
Explore mechanical elements such as cams, levers, and linkages to create your own moving sculpture.
Listen to bird songs and try to figure out which are songs, which are companion calls, and which are alarms.
For most of us, science arrives in our lives packaged neatly as fact. But how did it get that way?
Find out why wind resistance is a big drag for bicyclists, and use our calculator to estimate drag for yourself.
Far north in the night sky, a faint glow appears on the horizon. Green and red flames of light stretch across the sky.
Use this handy conversion calculator to convert between the many units found in recipes.
Find out how a cochlear implant helped one man regain the ability to listen.
Check out ColorFest, a two-month extravaganza celebrating color at the museum from July 1 to September 5.
On March 29, 2006, a total solar eclipse occurred when the new moon moved directly between the sun and the earth. The moon’s shadow fell on the eastern tip of Brazil, sped eastward across the Atlantic, through northern Africa, across the Mediterranean, an
Discover the secret colors hidden in black ink. With a paper towel, a black marker, and a cup of water, create a rainbow of colors while exploring capillary action and chromatography.
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.
Discover how researchers study climate change and examine the latest scientific data.
Your worn shoe soles reveal whether your feet roll excessively from side to side as you walk.
Break water into hydrogen and oxygen using a homemade electrolysis device.
Consider decision-making for an aging population and its implications.
See a map of recent earthquakes in the United States, and learn why earthquakes happen so frequently on the West Coast.
Make a scale model of the Solar System and learn the REAL definition of "space."