NEPTUNE in Big Science top ten list

UVic’s NEPTUNE Canada ocean network, the International Space Station, and the Large Hadron Collider are all on the top 10 list of “humankind’s most ambitious science projects,” published on PopSci.com, the digital edition of Popular Science magazine. The rankings are based on construction costs, operating budget, size of staff and physical size of the project, as well as scientific utility, usefulness to the average person, and  “wow” factor. Overall, NEPTUNE Canada takes ninth place and is the only Canadian-based project on the list. To see the PopSci.com ranking: on.msnbc.com/okcgxM