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Internet Names Ship ‘Boaty McBoatface’

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A British research ship’s name was left for the Internet to decide. The Internet’s vote: Boaty McBoatface.

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The Natural Environment Research Council does serious work. It decides which research organizations in Great Britain receive public funding and how much of that funding they receive.

Recently the council announced it would be building a $375 million polar research vessel to explore Antarctica.

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