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  1. Earth

    North by Northwest

    The Earth's magnetic poles wander around quite a bit, a phenomenon that occasionally confounded ancient explorers but is proving useful for today's archaeologists.

    By Sid Perkins

  2. My DNA Project

    Having trouble cracking the code that geneticists use to describe new molecular advances in health and medicine? Well, researchers at the University of Massachusetts have developed a program aimed at helping the public acquire the tools—including vocabulary, and background information—necessary to “become comfortable with genome issues, and to learn how to take advantage of the […]

    By Science News
  3. Humans

    From the December 11, 1937, issue

    A sturdy new building for a mountaintop weather station, proving the authenticity of a treasure, and tracking cosmic rays underground.