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The Science Museum in a Box, Matter Puts Authentic Museum-Grade Scientific Wonders in Your Hands

Matter delivers real science museum marvels to your doorstep. Touch a 100 million year old fossil, or a meteorite from outer space. Each box brings unique items like real meteorites, dinosaur teeth, historic artifacts, cutting-edge materials, and remarkable specimens. Plus, every item comes with a detailed research card full of facts to share with others. Science isn't just for kids. Matter is designed to amaze the whole family—kids, teens, adults, & retirees—with the wonders of the universe.
  • All items are guaranteed authentic and expert verified
  • New items each month to scratch your itch for curiosity
  • Featured in Mental Floss, Buzzfeed, Futurism, USA Today, and more
  • Free US Shipping (and reduced International Shipping)
  • Over $60 value in every box

Current Box from Stemcell Science Shop

March 2024: The Particle Accelerator Box
March 2024: The Particle Accelerator Box

This box contains a piece of one of the most extreme experimental machines ever built, and more


Past Boxes from Stemcell Science Shop

March 2021
March 2021

A prehistoric fossil, a specialty tool, a piece of one of the oldest computer programs, the tooth of a beast, and a unique mineral specimen.

April 2021
April 2021

A prehistoric fossil, an elegantly simple tool, like items from around the world, a very old mineral, a material with a memory, and an essential tool for geologists.

May 2021
May 2021

A prehistoric fossil, a naturally-shaped crystal, a metal with a long history, an industrial tool, a cutting tool, and our first digital item.

June 2021
June 2021

A prehistoric fossil, a material made for space travel, a tool for measuring the wind, a mineral with an optical phenomenon, and a radioactive element.

July 2021
July 2021

A tool to demonstrate the power of the sun, a precision optical device, a fragile piece of a creature, and more...

August 2021
August 2021

A piece of one of the most advanced machines ever built, a pure element, a half-billion year old fossil, and more...

September 2021
September 2021

Woolly Mammoth fur from the permafrost, an artifact of tech history, a useful bag, and more...

October 2021
October 2021

This box includes a piece of film technology, an unusual fossil, and a scientific bag.

November 2021
November 2021

This box includes an electrifying fossil, chemical energy, an interesting metal, and more.

December 2021
December 2021

This box includes an ancient scientific document, a radioactive substance, a piece of the world's largest organism, and more.

Best of Matter 2021
Best of Matter 2021

This box included 12 of the most popular items featured in the boxes of 2021. It was available for purchase separately, and subscribers received a discount.

January 2022
January 2022

Our most valuable box yet! This box includes a PIECE OF ANOTHER PLANET and more.

September 2022: The 4-Dimensional Space Box
September 2022: The 4-Dimensional Space Box

This box will contain a hand-blown glass Klein Bottle—a mathematical object to help think about higher spatial dimensions—and more.


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