Science Parade Highlights Wartime Medical and Tech Advances
The article notes wartime medical progress led by Dr. Norman Bethune and a Spanish Loyalist surgeon, plus Western innovations in sulfanilamide and tin saving bearing metals. It covers Uncle Sam's parachute rations, guidance on dextrose use, insect respiration limits, camouflage infrared needs, and a 1941 cosmic ray magnetic storm with unusual timing and patterns.
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Soviet Union
Norman Bethune
Spain
Sam
England
A. Duperier
Imperial College of Science and Technology
London
Chimp Nature Rebutts Idea of Inborn Destructiveness
A science feature argues that aggression stems from environment and culture, not innate human nature. Psychologists like Maslow cite studies across species showing behavior changes with upbringing, suggesting modern society shapes whether people kill or coexist peacefully.
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Marjorie Estabrook
Science Service Psychiatry
A. H. Matlow
Brooklyn College
Maslow
Johnnie
Hitler
Junior
Nick
St. Nicholas
Nicholas Satan
Things You Can Make for Summer Camp
Advice for improvised camp life including simple comfort methods. Build a sand stair rail from saplings, fashion a water screw from a log and hose, craft benches and chairs from forks and branches, and construct a twig shelter with a thatched or canvas roof. Also notes on dandelion stems as drinking straws and making minnow traps for bait.
Acid Soil Proves Good for Crops
University of Missouri scientists Dr. W. A. Albrecht and Dr. R. A. Schroeder report acid soil enhances crop nutrient uptake. Experiments show spinach gains about 80 percent more calcium on acidic soil than neutral soil, with higher levels of magnesium strontium and manganese.
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W. A. Albrecht
R. A. Schroeder
University of Missouri
Food For Defense
Oranges to Make Gunpowder May Boost War Efforts
U S Citrus Products Laboratory reports a process that yields 190 proof alcohol from orange waste at low cost. Pressed rinds and pulp create dried cattle feed, with Florida canneries supplying juice for up to 2,000,000 gallons of alcohol. By products include three quarters of a pound of dry yeast per gallon.
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U. S. Citrus Products Laboratory
Florida
Beavers Shape Ancient Peat in Iowa Valley
Dr. Charles S. Gwynne of Iowa State College geology found peat in the Skunk River valley near Ames likely formed long ago behind beaver dams. The peat spans about a half mile, with ridge-like dam structures and mounds that may be old beaver houses. A zoologist noted a fragment of wood with beaver teeth marks among the plant remains.
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Ames
Iowa
Charles S. Gwynne
Iowa State College Department of Geology
New Gadgets and Machines From Science Service Bulletin
The article outlines new device ideas from military and industrial tech, including fine diamond dies for ultra thin wiring, a miles per gallon meter using a vibrating diaphragm, magnetic tire puncture scavengers for combat vehicles, a spill free saucer to catch coffee, a glow in the dark blackout microphone, fluorescent ink scripts, solvent vapor softening brushes, and a note to request Gadget Bulletin 116 from Science Service.
Stranger on stems and leaves spoils summer fruits
A cryptic note describes how pests on plant stems and leaves affect summer crops. Some are sources of juicy fruit while others hatch fly eggs, turning plant material into nursery and pantry for the larvae.
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