Gamma Globulin in Polio
The field trials have most significantly shown that small amounts of antibody are sufficient to prevent the disease, a fact that enhances the prospect of a successful vaccine
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Hydrazine
This nitrogen compound was propelled out of obscurity in German rocket motors. Its highly reactive molecule, related to ammonia in makeup and origin, is the basis of a new range of chemicals...
Radar and the Weather
The ability of water drops to reflect radio signals provides a new tool with which meteorologists are extending the scope of their observations, and seeing storms in much finer detail
Wheat
The grass that bears our daily bread is synonymous with European civilization. What is the basis of its usefulness, and what is the origin of modern wheat?
More on the Language of the Bees
A sequel to our article of 1948, which told how bees Communicate by dancing. Now it has been shown that, among other things, they sense the time and distinguish the members of different colonies...
Leonhard Euler and the Koenigsberg Bridges
In a problem that entertained the strollers of an East Prussian city the great mathematician saw an important principle of the branch of mathematics called topology
The Desert Rat
A remarkable little animal can live in an environment such as Death Valley on dry food and no water at all. It is only recently that this physiological mystery has been solved
Is Man Alone in Space?
He sometimes wonders if, on a planet similar to the Earth, another genus Homo has arisen. An anthropologist considers the possibility in the light of what we know of evolution
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50 and 100 Years Ago: July 1953
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