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  1. Chemistry

    FBI reveals more details of anthrax investigation

    A panel of scientists involved in the anthrax investigations released new details.

    By Rachel Ehrenberg
  2. Animals

    I, Magpie

    Some magpies recognize themselves in mirrors, indicating that a basic form of self-recognition evolved in one family of birds.

    By Bruce Bower
  3. Earth

    Carcinogens from car exhaust can linger

    Free radicals similar to those in cigarette smoke may form when car exhaust cools off, and may persist indefinitely in the air.

    By Davide Castelvecchi
  4. Astronomy

    Preserving digital data for the future of eScience

    From the August 30, 2008 issue of Science News.

    By Alex Szalay
  5. Space

    Tiny object points to remote solar system reservoir

    Possible comet may be distant visitor from the innermost region of the Oort Cloud, the proposed comet reservoir of the outermost solar system.