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  1. Beware the Long Tail

    Economic models of risk don’t add up, cadre of researchers caution.

    By Rachel Ehrenberg

  2. Like a Bolt from Above

    Lightning scientists begin to solve electric mysteries.

    By Alexandra Witze
  3. Health & Medicine

    Reviving A Tired Heart

    With a bit of encouragement, the life-giving muscle may renew itself.

    By Laura Beil
  4. Physics

    The Ultimate Clock

    Keeping precise time on the universe’s scale.

    By Charles Petit
  5. Astronomy

    A Shadowed Past

    Understanding of moon’s earliest days gets even murkier.

    By Nadia Drake
  6. Life

    Singled Out

    How to study cells, one by one.

    By Susan Gaidos
  7. Planetary Science

    Fertile Frontiers

    Alien-life hunters focus on moons in outer solar system

    By Nadia Drake
  8. Health & Medicine

    The Probabilistic Mind

    Human brains evolved to deal with doubt.

    By Laura Sanders

  9. Science From On High

    Google Earth gives researchers new access.

    By Rachel Ehrenberg
  10. Physics

    Last Words

    Tevatron’s data may have more to say, even after the atom smasher shuts down.

    By Devin Powell

  11. Tumor Tell-All

    Unraveling complex genetic stories in cancer cells may lead to personalized treatment.

    By Tina Hesman Saey

  12. Bypass’s Big Boon

    Scientists spot key players in surgery’s surprising ability to reverse diabetes.

    By Nathan Seppa