Stories by Kristin Leutwyler

Deeper into the Deep Field

In Brief, October 1998

Stack 'em Tight

Has an American mathematician solved a centuries-old puzzle about packing spheres?

In Brief, September 1998

Ground Zero

A Danish expedition begins searching frozen Greenland for the remains of a meteor

In Brief, August 1998

Mini Molecular Rotor

Send in the Clones

Using a new technique, scientists have cloned clones from clones

Bond Beware

Distant, Dusty Galaxies

These newly-found, far-flung systems are forming stars at an astounding rate

Treating HIV

At the 12th World AIDS Conference, scientists issue a warning about seemingly successful drugs

Tempest in a Teacup

At a navy test facility, a U.S. team prepares to regain sailing's America's Cup

In Brief

Welcome to the Neighborhood

Astronomers have detected yet another new extrasolar planet, and this one's not very far away

The Bird that Barks

An ornithologist discovers a curious new species high in the Ecuadorian Andes

The Last Sturgeon

Can the economic forces driving the ancient source of caviar to extinction be stopped? It may already be too late

Restoring Virtual Ruins

In Brief, June 1998

Is the Glass Half Full or Half Empty?

A conference celebrates the advances of the past 25 years and examines why disparities still persist

It's Not All in the Genes

Biochemical systems can produce changes in an animal's shape that appear to be genetic