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Articles in May 1997 issue of Discover

• The cyclops gene - genetic research indicates two eyes in vertebrate species develop from one - Brief Article
• The light on life: with laser devices of his own making, Richard Zare can coax molecules to reveal their inner nature to him - Special Issue: The Coming Age of Exploration
  by James Shreeve
• May pole - observing the ecliptic pole in May 1997 - Night Watchman
  by Bob Berman
• Sonorasaurus - bones from dinosaur that may be a new genus of brachiosaurid found in southern Arizona - Brief Article
• It's only rocket science - schemes to reduce fuel needed to propel a spacecraft to Mars - Special Issue: The Coming Age of Exploration
  by Lawrence M. Krauss
• The Thermal Warriors: Strategies of Insect Survival. - book reviews
  by Steven Vogel
• Beacons for the blind - invention of system of infrared beacons that help blind people find their way inside buildings - Brief Article
• The ultimate suburb - possibility of human missions to Mars - Special Issue: The Coming Age of Exploration
  by Sarah Richardson
• An Inordinate Fondness for Beetles. - book reviews
  by Polly Shulman
• Asteroids on the loose - some Trojan asteroids may have unstable orbits - Brief Article
• An odyssey of sorts - author Arthur C. Clarke - Special Issue: The Coming Age of Exploration - Interview
  by Fred Guterl
• Deadly Feasts: Tracking the Secrets of a Terrifying New Plague. - book reviews
  by Josie Glausiusz
• An indecent beetle - new beetle species called Platunus indecentis identified - Brief Article
• Meteorite hunters - meteorite hunting in Antarctica - Special Issue: The Coming Age of Exploration - Interview
  by Mary Roach
• Fake cells - double-membraned vesicles synthesized for use as drug delivery system - Brief Article
• Looking for life in all the wrong places - research on cryptoendoliths - Special Issue: The Coming Age of Exploration - Interview
  by Will Hively
• Marsstruck - revival of public interest in space exploration - Editorial
  by Paul Hoffman
• Their game is mud - geologists discover methane in seafloor mud
  by Carl Zimmer
• Water world - possibility of life in ocean beneath the ice on Jupiter's moon Europa - Special Issue: The Coming Age of Exploration - Interview
  by Kathy A. Svitil
• A slippery subject - research on why ice is slippery - Brief Article
• The importance of being infected: without its bacteria the Hawaiian bobtail squid would be a different animal
  by Josie Glausiusz
• Castle in the air - International Space Station - Special Issue: The Coming Age of Exploration - Interview
  by Fred Guterl
• The color of stress - research on pyridostigmine indicates stress increases permeability of blood-brain barrier to drugs - Brief Article
• Hominid hardware - research on early toolmaking techniques
  by Shanti Menon
• Europe's dream - explosion of Ariane 5 rocket - Special Issue: The Coming Age of Exploration - Interview
  by Robert Kunzig
• Ganymede's missing oxygen - oxygen on Jupiter's moon may be incorporated into icy surface - Brief Article
• Kinship with the stars - astronomer Carl Sagan and the importance of scientific communication - Column
  by Jared Diamond
• Sporting with disaster - diagnosis of abdominal injuries - Vital Signs
  by Tony Dajer