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Mercury to pass between Earth and the Sun next Monday

Skywatchers in the United States will be able to watch Mercury pass between Earth and the Sun on Monday, May…

Germany will legalize medical marijuana in 2017

Germany will legalize medical marijuana next year, according to Minister of Health Hermann Gröhe. The German cabinet decided on Monday…

Google and Fiat Chrysler to build 100 autonomous minivans

Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) are building 100 autonomous minivans. This the first time ever that a…

CDC: ‘1 in 3 antibiotic prescriptions unnecessary’

Thirty percent of antibiotics prescribed in the United States are needless, according to a new paper issued Tuesday by the…

Oceans might run out of oxygen

Oxygen levels in the world’s oceans have already been going down, according to previous studies made by researchers at the…

A dwarf star is the ‘Sun’ of three Earth-like planets

An international team of astronomers has discovered three Earth-like exoplanets orbiting the dwarf star now known as TRAPPIST-1. Maybe in…

The USPSTF and celiac disease

The U.S Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has concluded that there is not enough evidence to understand the potential benefits…

Somali journalists risking their lives to report news

Human Rights Watch says that the lives of journalists in Somalia are being threatened by al-Shabab, a militant extremist group…

First national park honoring gay rights

The President of the United States, Barack Obama, has declared his administration’s wish to declare the first national park monument…

Civil war in Syria: Assad’s strategy won’t work

According to John Kerry, the US Secretary of State, the strategy of seeking military gains proposed by Syrian president Bashar…