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Scicast winners
The 2010 Scicast winners have been announced! Check out the latest and greatest science short films on the Scicast site.
The Science of music
An online exhibition from the Exploratorium museum focussing on music. Find out why your singing sounds so great in the shower or have a go at mixing your own tunes.
ExploreGeek pop
You have until the end of August to enter this science songwriting competition and win an avalanche of geektastic prizes from our friends at Geek Pop.
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Weird Weather
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Weird Weather
If you thought the weather was just sunshine and showers, what do you make of balls of glowing light, showers of frogs, giant lumps of ice that fall from the heavens? This article explains some of the weirdest weather phenomena ever seen.
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Forces of Nature
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Forces of Nature
Get to know your natural disasters with these interactive explanations of hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes and volcanoes.
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Animated guide: Tsunamis
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Animated guide: Tsunamis
What are tsunamis (aka tidal waves) and how do they happen? This BBC guide tells you all you need to know, with links to information on other natural disasters as well.
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Space Weather Center
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Space Weather Center
Thought the weather was weird on Earth? This site will introduce you to space weather with lots of games and interactives to teach you about plasmas, stars, the magnetosphere and much more.
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Ripple Physlet
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Gravity - From apples to orbits
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Gravity - From apples to orbits
Comprehensive site all about gravity , its effects and the history of our understanding of gravity.
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Build Your Own Star – Virtual Experiment
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Build Your Own Star – Virtual Experiment
Create your own star and watch its life play out. Can you create a black hole?
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Cassini Huygen - Nasa
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Cassini Huygen - Nasa
Nasa's webpage about the Cassini space probe to Saturn and Titan with news, images and findings from the mission.
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29/07/2010 11:09:50 | Supercooled water
An extensive Q&A about supercooling water and what factors can lead to it.
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29/07/2010 11:04:17 | Supercooling water and snap freezing
Can water remain liquid below its normal freezing point? If it does, that water is supercool(-ed). This project shows you a method for supercooling water.
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29/07/2010 10:07:34 | How does Slush-It work?
The Slush-It! System takes advantage of a unique natural phenomenon called supercooling to turn drinks into slush.