Interesting Science

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NASA Is Sending Microsoft's Most Incredible New Tech Into Space
TIME - Dan Kedmey
NASA will launch two Microsoft HoloLens augmented reality headsets into space, the agency revealed on Thursday. They’re headed to the final frontier in order to bolster communications between astronauts
Return of the Cicadas
mentalfloss.com - BY Chris Higgins
Filmmaker Samuel Orr has been working on a cicada documentary since 2007 (he's got a Kickstarter project to finish it) and now has put together an …
New light cast on dark matter
guardian.co.uk - Jeff Forshaw
Following the discovery of the Higgs boson, perhaps the most pressing problem in particle physics is to determine the nature of dark matter. The …
What goes on when lightning strikes?
guardian.co.uk - Brian Clegg
A new theory from Russian researchers suggests that lightning may be a by-product of cosmic rays. Surprisingly, despite studying lightning for …
Shifty mantle may skew sea level estimates
futurity.org - Rob Enslin-Syracuse
SYRACUSE U. / U. CHICAGO (US) — Changes in a prehistoric shoreline stretching from Virginia to Florida suggest that estimates of past sea levels …
Consciousness; it's a science thing | Jon Butterworth | Life Physics
guardian.co.uk - Jon Butterworth
TEDxCERN was a lot of fun. The speakers were amazing, covering cosmology, cancer cures, underwater earthquakes, gender politics, ignoble bras, the …
Expedition 36/37 Soyuz Rocket moves to Launch Pad
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Watch a Cicada Metamorphose
The Atlantic - Alexis C. Madrigal
The surprisingly beautiful conclusion to the cicada's life. Also, basically, what HD was made for. You all may have just started to pay attention to cicadas this year, when they're emerging from the ground
What an eyeful: the world's most beautiful buildings
Lonely Planet
Straight away we'll say that this isn't a top 10 list. There are just far too many styles of buildings, each worthy of a top 50: sacred buildings, homes, skyscrapers, theatres... Instead, this is a list
The 10 best treks in the world
Lonely Planet
These 10 classic treks are for serious walkers. All of them require a sturdy pair of lungs, fit legs and a good amount of preparation. However, if you choose to go on any of these trails then you will
The 10 best physicists
guardian.co.uk
The Extreme Inventor
flip.it - Sean Flaherty
The fringe of innovation. ...Curated for: My 9 year old creative Anna Elena "Porchita" Flaherty and My teenage son and madman inventor Kyle Patrick "Kip-Dog" Flaherty