Labrador Iron
The red rock of the bleak northern province may be a part of the solution to the coming shortage of ore for the U. S. steel industry
Features
Cybernetics
The word describes a new field of study shared by many sciences. Among other things, it looks into the processes common to nervous systems and mathematical machines
Spruce, Balsam and Birch
Three trees that live together in the woods of the North are examples of both beauty and utility. One in a series of articles about trees
The Sun
Our star is a vast engine for converting matter into radiation. The latter sustains life on earth and also provides some clues for the astronomers
Erosion by Raindrop
The impact of an individual drop on the soil does surprising damage. Multiplied by the billions, it is one of the major problems of soil conservation
Bacterial Viruses and Sex
Some fascinating experiments have demonstrated that the tiny organisms which prey on bacteria employ a primitive kind of sexual reproduction
Gulliver was a Bad Biologist
Jonathan Swift's famous fantasy gives the modern biologist an opportunity to reflect upon the way living things are tailored to their environment
Departments
50 and 100 Years Ago: November 1948
Science and the Citizen: November 1948
- Letters
Letters to the Editors, November 1948
- Recommended
Books
- Amateur Scientist
The Amateur Astronomer
- Departments
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