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  1. Earth

    Exxon Valdez 20 Years Later

    March 24 marked the 20th anniversary of the Exxon Valdez oil spill. The effects are still obvious today. A series of blogs from senior editor Janet Raloff describes the continuing aftermath.

    By Janet Raloff
  2. Health & Medicine

    Male circumcision fends off the most common STDs

    Male circumcision prevents some genital herpes and human papillomavirus infections, a study in Ugandan adolescent boys and men shows.

    By Nathan Seppa
  3. Space

    Asteroid tracked from space to Earth

    For the first time, researchers followed an asteroid from space to its crash into Earth, providing the opportunity to study an asteroid in a new way.

    By Solmaz Barazesh
  4. Health & Medicine

    Licorice may interfere with certain drugs

    Studies in rats suggest that the active compound in licorice root can promote or hinder the availability of certain drugs.