A microscope attachment for your smart phone gets field tested by bug scientists in the Amazon.
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An Amazonian Field Test For a Smartphone Microscope
Volcano Erupts on the Island Where MH370 Debris Washed Up
For the second time in two months, Piton de la Fournaise is erupting.
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Scientists Get One Step Closer to a Universal Flu Vaccine
Two new studies bring us closer to a flu vaccine that works every year.
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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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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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