Venezuela's Inflation to Reach 1 Million Percent, IMF Forecasts

Venezuela’s inflation will skyrocket to 1 million percent by the end of the year as the government continues to print money to cover a growing budget hole, the International Monetary Fund predicted on Monday.

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How Doctors Take Women's Pain Less Seriously

When my wife was struck by mysterious, debilitating symptoms, our trip to the ER revealed the sexism inherent in emergency treatment.

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Liquid water 'lake' revealed on Mars

Researchers believe they have found the first existing body of liquid water on the Red Planet.

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Even 4-year-olds dislike freeloaders

Children as young as age 4 express dislike of and are willing to punish those who freeload off the work of other group members, a new Yale University study has found. But kids also make a clear distinction between those who freeload intentionally and those who have good reasons why they can’t contribute.

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China made solar panels cheap. Now it’s doing the same for electric buses.

Thanks, China.

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Andromeda likely consumed the Milky Way’s long-lost sibling

The Andromeda Galaxy (M31) is the largest member of the Milky Way’s gang of galactic neighbors, known as the Local Group. With around a trillion suns worth of mass, Andromeda’s gravitational influence is a force to be reckoned with. And according to new research, no galaxy in the Local Group knows this better than M32, an oddball satellite galaxy now orbiting Andromeda.

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Can ketamine treat depression? I tried it.

How the veterinary anesthetic and recreational drug saved me from suicidal thoughts.

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