The Weekend Mashup: December 21st

Here is a collection of interesting articles from the week that didn’t warrant a post of their own, including a bunch of science stuff and some cool sheep.

Let’s start with the Sheep.

 

The sun is set to “flip upside down” within weeks as its magnetic field reverses polarity in an event that will send ripple effects throughout the solar system. Though it isn’t a problem

 

I rather fancy my bananas and don’t want to see them go. I fear the future and food scarcity.

 

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The most amazing science images of 2013. Stick around for the end and the cat lungs.

 

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America Could End Homelessness in One Year by Doing This. Supercool use of plastic.

And finally, Carl Sagan’s last interview is all too prescient.

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