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  1. Space

    CSI: Asteroid Belt

    Astronomers hunt clues in the rubble of a recent collision between two space rocks.

    By Ron Cowen
  2. Life

    New species a little nipper

    A mongoose-like creature from Madagascar is the first new carnivore to be discovered in more than two decades.

    By Rachel Ehrenberg
  3. Health & Medicine

    Implants help heroin addicts kick habit

    Installing a slow-release drug under the skin enables some abusers of illicit and prescription drugs to get through withdrawal, a new study shows.

    By Nathan Seppa
  4. Planetary Science

    A comet’s tail

    Already under observation by astronomers, Hartley 2 will be visible in dark skies when it passes Earth on October 20.