Topic: NATURE - on July 25, 2009 at 1:32:00 PM CEST
Pictured: 'Holy grail' of whale research as mother lifts her newborn out of the water to take its very first breath
The moment a mother humpback whale gently helps her newborn calf to take its very first breath has been captured on camera.
The rare event is described as the 'Holy Grail' for whale-watchers. Marine scientists said they watched in astonishment as the mother swam beneath the distressed baby and lifted it above the water, clearing its blowhole to take in air.
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Topic: logisch - on July 25, 2009 at 1:27:00 PM CEST
Swedish lesbians suck sperm banks dry
Sweden's fertility clinics are racking up a serious backlog of people waiting for artificial insemination, due in part to a "spike" in demand from lesbian couples for vital supplies of man juice.
So bad have things got that expectant customers at Sahlgrenska University Hospital in Gothenburg are now forced to wait 18 months for treatment.
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Topic: FUN - on July 25, 2009 at 1:24:00 PM CEST
Just buy ‘em used…
Amazon.com has a great solution: Just buy ‘em used…
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Topic: NATURE - on July 25, 2009 at 1:22:00 PM CEST
30 Enchanting Pictures of Mushrooms, Toadstools And Fungi
For thousands of years, human beings have been fascinated and intrigued about mushrooms, toadstools and other members of the fungi kingdom.
The Aztecs considered certain species of mushrooms to be sacred, calling them Teonanácatl (“the flesh of the gods”). Druids and shamans coveted these fungi for their hallucinogenic properties, using them to enter a trance like state during their elaborate (and bloody) rituals. The consumption of certain fungal species, however, brought about a slow, torturous and painful death. People in the ancient world alternately feared and revered these mystical qualities of the organisms, associating them with to the supernatural. Writers and storytellers still use them as literary devices to invoke the imagery of mystery, decay, danger and death.
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Topic: DRUGS - on July 25, 2009 at 1:20:00 PM CEST
TUNE IN, TURN ON AND CHEER UP - Swiss Psychiatrist Fights Fear with LSD
A Swiss psychiatrist is treating severely ill patients with LSD to alleviate their fear of pain and death. Other psychedelic drugs are being tested on patients in the United States, Britain and Israel. Are psychotropic substances about to make a comeback in therapy?
Nothing's happening, Udo Schulz thought to himself with quiet regret. I must have been given the placebo. He was lying on a mattress in a brightly lit room, waiting for the first real drug experience of his life.
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