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  1. Humans

    From the February 25, 1933, issue

    ADAM AND EVE IN THE OLDEST CITY In the oldest city that archaeologists have ever explored they have dug up “Adam and Eve” and the serpent. There they are, the figures of a man and a woman, which have been stamped on clay with a seal. They are a dejected human pair, bent, and stumbling […]

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  2. Tech

    A Theremin’s Electronic Wail

    A pioneering electronic instrument played without touch, the theremin can produce a wide range of eerie sounds. Introduced by Lev Sergeyvich Termen in 1921, the instrument responds to hand motions, which control the pitch and loudness. Information about the theremin is available at various Web sites, and if you’re dying to play it yourself, you […]

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  3. Earth

    An Ounce of Prevention

    Fresh approaches may cut back greenhouse-gas emissions.