Nearly 100, LSD’s Father Ponders His ‘Problem Child’
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ALBERT Hofmann, the father of LSD, walked slowly across the small corner office of his modernist home on a grassy Alpine hilltop here, hoping to show a visitor the vista that sweeps before him on clear days. But outside there was only a white blanket of fog hanging [...]

Burying Beetle Mom: Conscientious Cannibal?

Mother’s Day honors the bond between mom and child, but many animal mothers are more Mommie Dearest than Mom of the Year–at least at first glance. Take the burying beetle …
She’s a “bad” mom because … she eats her young in a deadly game of musical chairs.
Burying beetle larvae typically move [...]

Most monkeys are happy swinging in the trees of tropical jungles but from the look on the face of this one there is nothing like indulging in a hot bath after a long day.
These incredible pictures are of Japanese macaques relaxing in a hot spring in Yamanouchi, central Japan.
Nicknamed the snow monkey, the cheeky-looking animals [...]

He is one of the most enigmatic and fascinating characters in history: Rasputin, the self-proclaimed holy man who claimed to be a holistic healer, madman, womanizer, hater of baths and personal friend to the royal family of Russia. Even today he is a shadowy and mysterious character. He was also accused of being a spy [...]

Every year a large number of murders go unsolved, but some gain such infamy that they remain in the public mind for many years to come. This is a list of the ten most famous murders in modern history. The one rule I had for this list was that there had be a body - [...]

EXETER, N.H. — A cat aptly named Ugly is attracting a lot of attention at an Exeter veterinarian, where clients say they can’t take their eyes off his striking appearance.
The cat’s full name is Ugly Bat Boy. He’s bald in most places except for flowing fur on his chest, and he spends his days on [...]

A businessman Andrew Cheatle who lost his mobile phone on a beach was amazed when it turned up - in the belly of a giant cod.
Andrew Cheatle thought it had been swept out to sea after it slipped from his pocket.
But a week later his girlfriend’s mobile rang and it was fisherman Glen Kerley saying [...]

When I think about skeletons, I usually associate them with death. What makes Saúl Hernández’s skeletons so special is how they are so alive. These extraordinary bronze sculptures are part of his “208 OSEOsidades” collection. Saul is from Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico and his collection of skeletons are 8.27 inches (21 centimeters) in height and a [...]