A roundup of some of the super-elaborate—and super-expensive—detectors physicists use to study neutrinos.
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The Huge, Pricey Detectors That Capture Tiny Neutrinos
The Huge, Pricey Detectors That Capture Tiny Neutrinos
A roundup of some of the super-elaborate—and super-expensive—detectors physicists use to study neutrinos.
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Meet the Guy Who Sorts All the World’s Numbers in His Attic
For more than 50 years, the mathematician Neil Sloane has curated the authoritative collection of interesting and important integer sequences.
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Space Photos of the Week: Curiosity’s Got a Selfie Stick
Space photos of the week, August 15–22.
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You Can’t Walk in a Straight Line—And That’s Great for VR
Redirected walking can trick people into believing they’re exploring huge areas when they’ve been walking in circles in a room.
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The Coolest Obscure Science You Don’t Know About Yet
The weirdest science journals can be an awesome source of entertainment (and knowledge).
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Here’s How Burners Can Prepare for the Bugpocalypse
How is Burning Man going to deal with this year's insect boom? Hopefully with vacuums and not insecticides.
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Absurd Creature of the Week: The Fish That Wears a Suction Cup as a Hat
You know those fish that cling to sharks? It's all possible thanks to a suction cup they wear as a hat.
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Listen Up America: You Need to Learn How to Recycle. Again.
If you want to help the struggling recycling industry, you should stop throwing away plastic bags.
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Dozens of Dead Whales Are Washing Ashore in Alaska
Since May, over 30 whales have washed ashore in the Gulf of Alaska
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