Notebook
- Humans
Math and Science Education Repository
The Applied Math and Science Education Repository (AMSER) serves up applied math and science resources in an easy-to-use format. Though specifically created for teachers and students in community and technical colleges, AMSER is available to everyone. Users can find links to a wide assortment of materials, from large Web sites focusing on an individual applied […]
- Humans
From the January 16, 1937, issue
Winter snow removal, probing the ionosphere, and protecting the body from poisons.
- Physics
Global Number Cruncher
With a colorful, animated slide show, this Web site introduces visitors to the way vast streams of physics data will flow, starting later this year, from the world’s most powerful particle accelerator to 7,000 physicists around the world. Potentially packed with revelations about matter, energy, and the universe, some 15 million-billion bytes of information per […]
- Earth
Natural Hazards
The U.S. Geological Survey has launched a new Web site about the threat of natural disasters. It provides seven easy-to-understand fact sheets on earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, landslides, tsunamis, volcanoes, and wildfires. The site also highlights resources and information available from the USGS and provides links to individual hazards Web pages for more detailed information. Go […]
- Humans
From the January 9, 1937, issue
A new AAAS president, preventing blood clots, and new elements in the sun.
- Planetary Science
From the January 2, 1937, issue
The beauty of snow, a very large number, and a robot brain machine.
- Earth
Meteorites on Ice
Join a recent expedition to the Antarctic to search for meteorites. Check out reports from the 2006-2007 trek in the daily expedition blog. Go to: http://geology.cwru.edu/~ansmet/ and http://www.humanedgetech.com/expedition/ansmet2/
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Visions of Infinity
Tiling a hyperbolic floor inspires both mathematics and art. Go to: Visions of Infinity
- Humans
From the December 19 & 26, 1936, issues
CHRISTMAS HOLLY TREES HAVE THEIR FLOWERS TOO Despite the popularity of the familiar red holly berries for Christmas decorations, few of us are familiar with the rare beauty of the holly tree’s flower. The illustration on the front cover of this week’s Science News Letter is one of the superb enlargements in Walter E. Rogers’ […]
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From the December 12, 1936, issue
A rare crystal form, help for bleeders, and seedless fruits without pollination.
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Sounds of the Seasons
A growing interest in acoustic ecology calls attention to the myriad ways in which sounds influence human behavior. Go to: https://www.sciencenews.org/pages/sn_arch/12_21_96/bob2.htm
- Humans
From the December 5, 1936, issue
New forms of glass, a new element in space, and Einstein's automatic camera.
