The 600-Foot Radio Telescope
The world's largest steerable telescope is under construction in West Virginia. Its great power to gather radio waves and resolve celestial radio sources promises important advances in knowledge of the universe...
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Prehistoric Art in the Alps
Beginning some 3,000 years ago the people of the Camonica Valley carved the rocks around them with thousands of drawings that show the Camunian way of life and the influence of other early cultures...
Animals in the Snow
Animals that live in regions where snow persists for nine months of the year are adapted to various kinds of snow cover resulting from interaction of weather, plants and the contour of the land...
Breeder Reactors
Reactors that produce more fuel than they consume make it feasible to “burn the rocks,” that is, to utilize the vast supply of uranium and thorium contained not in rich ores but in rocks such as granite...
Radiation-Imitating Chemicals
Nitrogen mustards and certain other compounds produce the same apparent biological effects as high-energy radiation. These chemicals have some use in cancer therapy and great value in basic research...
The Green Flash
When the sun's disk is disappearing at sunset, or appearing at sunrise, its top sometimes momentarily turns a brilliant green. The flash results from dispersion of sunlight in air
Nuclear Control of the Cell
Present theories of cell physiology imply that materials are transported from the nucleus to the cytoplasm. This transfer has now been demonstrated by means of electron microscopy
The Mechanism of Breathing
Practical problems such as breathing at high altitude have in recent years focused attention on the marvelous system that brings oxygen to the blood and removes carbon dioxide
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50 and 100 Years Ago: January 1960
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