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  1. Humans

    From the March 12, 1938, issue

    An extinct cinder cone captured from above, a mystery gland's connection to male virility, and growing fodder indoors for winter feeding.

    By Science News
  2. Agriculture

    Switchgrass Science

    A native prairie grass shows promise as a substitute for corn in the production of fuel ethanol—an additive to stretch fossil-fuel resources for transportation. University of Tennessee researchers have produced a video on the science and prospects of switchgrass ethanol that is available in a 26-minute version and an abbreviated form. For those who don’t […]

    By Science News
  3. Humans

    From the March 5, 1938, issue

    Shoes that give silent testimony for safety measures, ten moons and counting for Saturn, and finding oil in impossible places.