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Humans

From the June 26, 1937, issue

Fur fashions from Ethiopian monkeys, the Big Bang as the source of cosmic rays, and ensuring airline pilots get enough oxygen.

Humans

From the June 19, 1937, issue

Raindrop disruption as the cause of lightning, phonograph recordings of the language of wild gibbons, and a possible connection between jaundice and arthritis.

Humans

From the June 12, 1937, issue

Waterflow downstream of a dam, the shape of an asteroid, and connections between wallpaper patterns and crystal structures.

Humans

From the June 5, 1937, issue

All lit up in Paris, changing elements, and cheap, accurate lenses.

Humans

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Humans

From the May 29, 1937, issue

An ancient Miss America, an indivisible neutron, and crystallized catalase.

Earth

NOAA’s Virtual World

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Humans

From the May 22, 1937, issue

Hidden beauty revealed, an electric french horn, and safer toy balloons.

Humans

From the May 15, 1937, issue

A new seat of learning, hazards to workers, and a machine with feeling.