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How to cut an onion without crying
Dry your eyes with this Science Hack
How to pull an all-nighter at Discovery Place Science
Tips finding comfort & staying energized at HACKATHONclt
Design your own Spring Break
Get creative during Da Vinci Design Week
Get to know the Giant Pacific Octopus
Now on exhibition in World Alive
Dream Big receives top honors from engineering & IMAX industry experts
Film wins several awards, including Best Short Film of the Year
What the hack?
Big data will be used for good at the 6th annual Hackathon
Why do we salt roads in the winter?
When snow is in the forecast, salt is in the solution
Hands-on holiday activities
Winter break fun for kids & families
2017 Gift Guide
Find the perfect Star Wars or science gift
Have you met our newest rainforest resident?
A pair of crested wood partridges recently hatched a chick
What a Faire!
Check out a photo gallery of highlights from the 2017 Charlotte Mini Maker Faire
Ever wonder if chameleons have a favorite color?
How do these quick-change artists decide what shade to wear?
Amazon Adventure wins big at the Giant Screen Industry Awards
Amazon Adventure earns five awards, including Best Film
Welcome Fall Equinox
What celestial changes will the fall equinox bring?
How to Make a Pinhole Projector for the Solar Eclipse
Watch the DIY instructional video
Shark Week
Meet the megalodon and more
‘Dunkirk’ Comes To The IMAX Dome in 70mm
The IMAX Dome is only theater in NC & SC showing Dunkirk on 70mm IMAX film
The hottest deal for the hottest days
Summer's high temperatures could be your ticket to free admission
How do you measure up?
If you're the tallest in the Carolinas, you could win our biggest prize ever
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