50 Years Ago

  1. Health & Medicine

    50 years later, vaccines have eliminated some diseases

    Vaccines have come a long way in 50 years.

    By Laurel Hamers
  2. Health & Medicine

    Staph infections still a concern

    Scientists have been searching for a vaccine against a deadly microbe for 50 years.

    By Cassie Martin
  3. Health & Medicine

    50 years ago, noise was a nuisance (it still is)

    In 1966, scientists warned of the physical and psychological dangers of a louder world.

    By Bethany Brookshire
  4. Astronomy

    Old-school contraptions still work for weighing astronauts

    To weigh themselves, astronauts still use technology invented about 50 years ago.

    By Christopher Crockett
  5. Genetics

    Genetic surgery is closer to reality

    A molecular scalpel called CRISPR/Cas9 has made gene editing possible.