The Disposal of Waste in the Ocean
Contrary to some widely held views, the ocean is the plausible place for man to dispose of some of his wastes. If the process is thoughtfully controlled, it will do no damage to marine life...
Features
The Cosmic Background Radiation
The space between the galaxies is filled with radiation ranging from radio waves to gamma rays. The radiation has been generated by various processes, some of which are traced to the "big bang"...
The Neurobiology of Cricket Song
The song pattern of each cricket species is stored in its genes. The songs are thus clues to the links among genetic information, development, the organization of the nervous system and behavior...
The Origins of Alienation
It seems clear that the degree of estrangement between young people and adults in the U.S. is currently higher than it has been in other times. The causes lie in evolutionary changes in the American family...
Superhard Materials
The hardness of a substance depends on the strength and orientation of the bonds between its atoms. The strongest symmetrical bonds are found in diamond and in the synthetic material cubic boron nitride...
Triticale
This hybrid combines the high yield of one of its parents (wheat) with the ruggedness of the other (rye). It now seems certain that it will compete successfully with the traditional cereal grains...
How Actinomycin Binds to DNA
The antibiotic acts to block the synthesis of protein by binding to the double helix of DNA. A three-dimensional picture of how it does so has been worked out with the aid of X-ray crystallography...
The Rise of Coal Technology
The Industrial Revolution in England was the culmination of two centuries of earlier technological development whose distinctive characteristic was the widespread and sophisticated use of coal...
Departments
50 and 100 Years Ago, August 1974
Science and the Citizen, August 1974
- Letters
Letters to the Editors, August 1974
- Recommended
Books, August 1974
- Mathematical Recreation
Mathematical Games, August 1974
- Amateur Scientist
The Amateur Scientist, August 1974
- Departments
The Authors, August 1974
Bibliography, August 1974
