Second Life may usually be associated with unfeasibly proportioned avatars living out their creators’ fantasies but there is another side to the virtual world.

There is a zone called Scilands where a variety of institutions including NASA have created virtual experiments and scientific experiences. Member organisations share borders of their individual regions in the hope of forging links between disciplines. One of the most compelling of the Scilands is that which enables the visitor to fly through a hurricane.

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