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  1. Math

    Trisecting an Angle with Origami

    A paper-folding technique can solve a classic math problem.

    By Julie Rehmeyer
  2. Humans

    Letters from the June 2, 2007, issue of Science News

    Where there’s fire Regarding “Risky Flames: Firefighter coronaries spike during blazes” (SN: 3/24/07, p. 180), was the increased death rate due to firefighters having a higher rate of heart disease than people do in other jobs? An analysis of eating habits may reveal more insight. Jim SchmitzSt. Louis, Mo. The study looked only at what […]

    By Science News
  3. Earth

    Using seismometers to monitor glaciers

    Seismic instruments could be used to estimate the amount of ice that shears away from glaciers as they flow into the sea, offering a way to better estimate sea level rise due to the breakup of those ice masses.