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  1. Animals

    Dawn Sneaks: Old birds sing early, cuckold sleepyheads

    Among European birds called blue tits, older males join the springtime dawn chorus extra early—which may signal their charms to philandering females.

    By Susan Milius

  2. Smoke Screen: Light cigarettes reduce odds of quitting

    People who smoke light cigarettes are much less likely to quit smoking than people who smoke regulars.

    By Eric Jaffe

  3. Young and Deadly: Cancer shares gene activity with developing lungs

    Genes that are switched on or off in developing mouse lungs have similar activities in human-lung cancers.

    By Christen Brownlee
  4. Astronomy

    Repaired Vision: Hubble’s camera sees again

    The main camera on the Hubble Space Telescope is operating normally again after being blinded for 2 weeks by an electrical failure.