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Radio-a-Wreck

Radio transmitters broadcasting from imploding buildings are informing engineers about how such collapses disrupt radio communications and how rescuers might overcome those disruptions.

Math

Works in Progress

Studying math in school doesn't often give you a sense of what mathematical research is about.

Humans

Letters from the April 30, 2005, issue of Science News

Supplemental information Vitamin E Loses Luster: Nutrient tests show disappointing results” (SN: 3/19/05, p. 182) is the fourth time I’ve seen a report that vitamin E may not be appropriate for elderly people at cardiac risk. Detailed statistics are always given, but one fact is always omitted: what type of vitamin E was used in […]

Humans

From the April 27, 1935, issue

An artificial lightning bolt, predicting life spans, and a new, nonmagnetic ship.