50 Years Ago

Humans

From the February 26, 1938, issue

Evidence of religious head-hunting in ancient Peru, the link between climate and body size, and chest pain tied to obesity.

Humans

From the February 19, 1938, issue

A rough, tough charioteer from ancient Sumer, Americans' poor eating habits, and digging up an early industrial town.

Humans

From the February 12, 1938, issue

Radio tower reaches for the sky, making a canyon the hard way, and forecasting the next big drought.

Humans

From the February 5, 1938, issue

Tiny shells test lenses, the rules of radioactivity, and discovering new lunar terrain.