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  1. From the January 10, 1931, issue

    ANTHROPOLOGIST IS ELECTED NEW A.A.A.S. PRESIDENT Dr. Franz Boas, noted anthropologist of Columbia University, was elected president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science for 1931, during the Cleveland meeting. Dr. Boas is one of the leading figures in the field of anthropology. He has been engaged in this work throughout a very […]

    By Science News
  2. Math

    Folding Maps

    Anyone trying to refold an opened road map is wrestling with the same sort of challenges confronted by origami designers and sheet metal benders. The problem of returning a creased sheet to its neatly folded state gets tougher when you’re not sure if the sheet can be folded into a flat packet and when you’re […]

    By Ivars Peterson
  3. Astronomy

    Astronomers find two planetary systems

    Each of the newly discovered systems features a star roughly similar to the sun and a bizarre entourage of planets and possibly a failed star that may provide fresh insight into planet formation.