All Stories by Science News
- Humans
From the March 8, 1930, issue
LEAVES OLDER THAN GRAND CANYON FOUND Fossil remains of plants found in the walls of the Grand Canyon show that many millions of years ago stunted vegetation of very singular aspect grew in a great, red, sandy floodplain under a semi-arid climate in northern Arizona. This great red land has been found by Dr. David […]
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Making Waves
Dive into ocean waves, tides, currents, and much more at the Office of Naval Researchs oceanography Web site. This educational resource for students and teachers provides information on topics such as the creatures inhabiting hydrothermal vents, suggests simple experiments focusing on the forces that keep ships afloat and allow submarines to sink, and offers quick […]
- Humans
From the September 10, 1932, issue
COVER PICTURE PURSUED OVER NEW ENGLAND HILLS By chasing a blue hole in the screen of cloud that covered part of New England, a party of eclipse observers that included Prof. John Q. Stewart, Princeton astronomer, successfully saw the corona in clear sky and obtained the News Letter‘s cover picture. Originally they planned to view […]
- Tech
Future Tech
Science fiction and fact seem to mingle at this Web site, which provides entertaining glimpses of a variety of futuristic technologies, from wearable computers to electronic healing. Links lead to other Web sites that offer additional information. Go to: http://www.21stcentury.co.uk/technology/index.asp
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Around the early 1950s, during the intermissions of the Sunday radio broadcasts of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, the announcer introduced recordings of extremely complicated birdcalls. The sounds were obviously somewhat comparable to various musical instruments and marvelously complex. Perhaps one of your bird librarians might be interested in finding the source of the early […]
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19115
This article comments that factors other than drought, such as disease, may have been at work in accounting for the disappearance of some Anasazi groups. If it is found that disease was a major factor, it would be unprecedented. As far as has been determined, the Anasazi didn’t experience exotic, culture-busting pathogens until Columbus made […]
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19114
In this article, you state, “The first Fermat number is 22+1, or 5,” and later, “the first four Fermat numbers are prime, but [among] the rest, up to and now including the 24th, none are prime.” Almost all number theorists consider the first Fermat prime to be F0 = 220 + 1 = 3, so […]
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19113
Why not explore the connection to much greater use of antibiotics, particularly in recent years, including by expectant mothers and very young children? Could not this factor negatively affect immature immune systems, leading to increases in allergic disorders in otherwise healthy people? Robert C. WaggonerMountain Lakes, N.J.
- Humans
From the September 3, 1932, issue
INSECT LARVAE MAKE MOSAIC JEWELRY Manufacturers of modern jewelry might well turn to the larvae of the caddis fly for effective models for small containers–tiny perfume bottles, say, or lipstick cases. These water-dwelling “worms” build mosaic coverings for the little cylindrical houses they spin for themselves, taking bits of sand and gravel from the streambed […]
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Art of the Gene
Artworks and essays inspired by current genetics research are featured at the Web site accompanying the traveling art exhibition known as “Gene(sis): Contemporary Art Explores Human Genomics.” Curated by Robin Held of the Henry Art Gallery in Seattle, the exhibition offers a wide variety of artistic speculations–from the whimsical to the starkly dramatic–on the implications […]
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19026
Rather than early exposure to pets preventing allergies, I suspect that families who have allergies may generally tend to avoid having pets in the home because they cause physical discomfort to allergy sufferers. Terry LeeYerington, Nev.
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19112
Your article brought to mind how this affects me. I’m a firefighter, so prone to sleep deprivation. I have noticed that when sleep patterns are repeatedly interrupted by emergency calls, I tend to be more susceptible to illness. This is anecdotal but seems to hold true for my colleagues and me. Ryan SmithForest Grove, Ore. […]
