50 Years Ago

  1. Humans

    From the January 9, 1937, issue

    A new AAAS president, preventing blood clots, and new elements in the sun.

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  2. Planetary Science

    From the January 2, 1937, issue

    The beauty of snow, a very large number, and a robot brain machine.

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  3. Humans

    From the December 19 & 26, 1936, issues

    CHRISTMAS HOLLY TREES HAVE THEIR FLOWERS TOO Despite the popularity of the familiar red holly berries for Christmas decorations, few of us are familiar with the rare beauty of the holly tree’s flower. The illustration on the front cover of this week’s Science News Letter is one of the superb enlargements in Walter E. Rogers’ […]

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  4. From the December 12, 1936, issue

    A rare crystal form, help for bleeders, and seedless fruits without pollination.

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  5. Humans

    From the December 5, 1936, issue

    New forms of glass, a new element in space, and Einstein's automatic camera.

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  6. Humans

    From the November 28, 1936, issue

    The beauty of frost and the mathematics of cells.

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  7. Humans

    From the November 21, 1936, issue

    Wild turkeys, a life-extending diet, and seeing through fog.

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  8. Humans

    From the November 14, 1936, issue

    Counting dust particles, fighting viral diseases, and aging whiskey.

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  9. Humans

    From the November 7, 1936, issue

    A tree's age, testing flu vaccine, and the polar ozone layer.

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  10. Humans

    From the October 31, 1936, issue

    Ancient Egyptian tombstones, political party preferences, and a new record for starvation.

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  11. Humans

    From the October 24, 1936, issue

    A sugarcane jungle, stopping cancer growth with diet, and an insect-killing fungus.

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  12. Humans

    From the October 17, 1936, issue

    A million volts to fight cancer, relief from migraines, and differing sensitivity to sound.

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