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Articles in August 5, 2006, issue of Science News

• Close look confirms two eyes on Venus
  by Ron Cowen
• Odd shape
  by Ellery Frahm
• Follow the lead
  by Aimee Cunningham
• Social jet lag: need a smoke?
  by Janet Raloff
• Rash statements?
  by Scott Billingsley
• Named medical trials garner extra attention
  by Ben Harder
• Tapping out a TAI-CHI tune
  by Janet Raloff
• Drug rescues cells that age too fast
  by Janet Raloff
• Titan's lakes: evidence of liquid on Saturn's largest moon
  by R. Cowen
• Virtual reality for earthquake fears
  by Janet Raloff
• What's new in the water? Survey tallies emerging disinfection by-products
  by A. Cunningham
• The Father of Forensics: The Groundbreaking Cases of Sir Bernard Spilsbury and the Beginnings of Modern CSI
• Books for late summer: from genius genes to tyrannosaur musings
  by J.A. Miller
• Northern refuge: white spruce survived last ice age in Alaska
  by S. Perkins
• The Human Body: Uncovering Science
• Microbial mug shots: telltale patterns finger bad bacteria
  by P. Weiss
• Skyscrapers: Uncovering Technology
• Stung lung: volatile chemical may cut respiratory capacity
  by B. Harder
• The Houseplant Encyclopedia
• Autism's cell off: neural losses appear in boys, men with disorder
  by B. Bower
• Racial IQ gap narrows: blacks gain 4 to 7 points on whites
  by E. Jaffe
• Seeking the Sacred Raven: Politics and Extinction on a Hawaiian Island
• Preserving paradise: huge patch of Hawaiian reefs gets monumental protection
  by Janet Raloff
• Hot and hungry bees hit hot spots
  by S. Milius
• Rod is the spoiler
  by Ralph S. Welsh
• Ancient rains made Sahara livable
  by Bruce Bower