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Advances in the 1950s and 1960s, including unprecedented cooperation between Soviet and U.S. scientists , allowed polio to be eradicated throughout the Americas by 1994 and all of Europe in 1998. Eliminating the crippling scourge has been more difficult , however, in some parts of Africa and Asia.

Not all fats are created equal. Scientists have known since the 1950s that replacing saturated fats with unsaturated ones can have profound health benefits . Diets that are high in solid fats, such as butter and animal fat, lead to elevated risks of cardiovascular disease and high cholesterol

Back in the 1950s, astronomers discovered a strange population of stars on the lam. Known as OB runaways, these massive stars tear through space at surprisingly high speed--sometimes hundreds of kilometers per second.

Chrysler recruited Eminem to plug its 200 Sedan during the Super Bowl. George Clooney has shilled Martini vermouth.

IWC’s Ingenieur Double Chronograph Titanium ($12,700) introduces a svelte new member to a watch family known for its brawn since the 1950s.

How did life start on Earth? Science still has no definitive answer