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  1. Health & Medicine

    Heart bypass surgery outperforms stents in diabetics

    Among patients getting multiple coronary blockages cleared, those assigned to surgery fared better.

    By Nathan Seppa
  2. Space

    Astronomers spot leftover light from ancient stars

    Ancient photons leave their mark in high-energy radiation from powerful galaxies.

    By Nadia Drake
  3. Psychology

    Too little money, too much borrowing

    A contested study suggests that poverty contracts attention and detracts from financial decisions.

    By Bruce Bower
  4. Life

    Extensive bird family tree rewrites some history

    Unexpected pattern of evolution found across hemispheres.

    By Susan Milius
  5. Health & Medicine

    Monkeys keep the beat without outside help

    Nerve cells in the brain may regulate a precise sense of internal time-keeping.