Visitors Can Take a Free Ride on the Sea Change, the First Zero-Emissions Hydrogen Ferry in the U.S., and Explore Its ...

Experience dazzling new installations and returning favorites at the Exploratorium’s beloved seasonal exhibition ...

Notice – Please note that the Exploratorium is moving to a new ticketing system on 10/27/25. Tickets for dates from 10/28/25-01/04/26 will be available starting on 10/27/25. Apologies for any ...

Art and science meet in a tube of mirrors. Rolls of shiny Mylar bundled into a tube together create a dazzling pixelated view of the world. Use your pixel tube to explore reflections of light and ...

The energy released in an earthquake ranges over many orders of magnitude. Earthquakes are measured on a magnitude scale that is exponential: Each additional unit multiplies the energy released by 32.

This Snack models ground failure in a phenomenon called liquefaction. See what happens when you shake up structures, loose sediments, and water in a simulated earthquake. Pour sand and water together ...

Retrain your aim to a skewed view.

Notice – Please note that the Exploratorium is moving to a new ticketing system on 10/27/25. Tickets for dates from 10/28/25-01/04/26 will be available starting on 10/27/25. Apologies for any ...

Happy National DNA Day, which commemorates the successful completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003 and the discovery of DNA's double helix in 1953. Published sixty-four years ago in the journal ...

-Sportscaster Joe Garagiola describing the first documented appearance of a "stadium wave" at the Oakland Alameda Coliseum on October 15, 1981. Consider the stadium wave: a spontaneous group behavior ...

On February 16 the Exploratorium will be hosting "In My Solitude:The Detrimental Effects of Solitary Confinement on the Brain," a panel discussion about the legal and neurological issues surrounding ...