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Articles in March 1997 issue of Discover

• How the giraffe got its neck - long neck probably evolved for the purpose of fighting for mates - Brief Article
• Beauty and magnets - David Durlach produces high-tech art with electromagnets
  by Fred Guterl
• Breathing lessons - emergency-room diagnosis - Vital Signs
  by Tony Dajer
• Chutes and landers - aerospace engineer Michael Roberts invents inflatable landing device safer than a parachute - Brief Article
• Testosterone rules: it takes more than just a hormone to make a fellow's trigger finger itch
  by Robert Sapolsky
• Snail city - submerged tanks off of ancient Greek city of Aperlae were probably used for sea-snail culture - Brief Article
• When life was odd - Ediacarans, pre-Cambrian mystery life-forms
  by Kren Wright
• Old bird - fossil bird discovery in China suggests birds did not evolve from dinosaurs - Brief Article
• The Gravity Probe - satellite will test bending of space by gravity
  by Gary Taubes
• The poop on penguins - outbreak of salmonella among Antarctic penguins, likely introduced by humans - Brief Article
• The dolphin strategy - how they live efficiently in such a harsh environment
  by Carl Zimmer
• Worms and wonder drugs - bacteria found in nematodes may be source of new antibiotic and anticancer compounds - Brief Article
• The Literary Mind. - book reviews
  by Mark Caldwell
• Where insects fear to tread - why there are almost no insects in the ocean
  by Josie Glausiusz
• Sleep and snake oil: melatonin, a powerful, poorly understood hormone faddishly popular as a sleep aid, may in fact be the last thing you should take if you want a restful night
  by Rachel Presier
• You Are a Mathematician. - book reviews
  by Polly Shulman
• Neanderthal noses - fossil study shows differences from modern humans
• Charles Darwin's Letters: A Selection. - book reviews
  by Carl Zimmer
• The Sultan of Splat - Mark Hostetler studies smashed insects
  by Mark Wheeler
• Martian nights: set your sights on Mars this month, as it once again rendezvous with Earth - Night Watchman - Column
  by Bob Berman