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  1. Humans

    From the May 19, 1934, issue

    Preparing for a stratospheric ascent, the great dust storm of 1934, and the invention of the electron microscope.

    By Science News
  2. Chemistry

    Home Experiments

    Collapsing a soft drink can, fireproofing a balloon, creating cool light, and bending water are among the activities offered by Bassam Z. Shakhashiri, a chemistry professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. His Web pages provide instructions for performing these and other experiments at home. Go to: http://scifun.chem.wisc.edu/homeexpts/HOMEEXPTS.HTML.

    By Science News
  3. Humans

    Young Talent on Display: Tomorrow’s scientists and engineers win recognition, rewards

    The three top winners of the 2004 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair hail from high schools on different continents.