Scopolamine or “The Devils Breath” as it has become known, is a part hallucinogenic part delirium inducing drug native to the northern area of South America including Ecuador, Venezuela and of course Columbia. Its effects vary from being mildly euphoric (When mixed with opiates) to causing a zombie-like state that […]

The title, Henrietta Lacks, suggests a fictional novel or something akin to a spiritual experience,  however, upon reading the small print; “She died in 1951. What happened next changed the world.” also by Hilary Mantel, who we see on the front  cover, we are intrigued ; “ No dead woman has […]

The annual St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) will be held under the theme Finding Resolve to Build the New Global Economy on 20–22 June 2013. It is expected that the event will bring together around 5000 attendees including leading economists, businessmen and politicians, and will provide the participants with […]

I never really thought of one’s weight as that much a feminine issue when I was younger. I was always one of the bouncy kids back in school, though I definitely wasn’t the biggest. But little did we know that the stigma that surrounds a woman and her weight was […]

As human beings, we are constantly striving to explore space and widen our knowledge of the universe. This natural inquisitiveness has led to vast developments to life as we know it, dramatically so in terms of technology and the methods of implementing it into science. The ability to look into […]

A huge mile wide tornado devastated the small suburb of Moore, Oklahoma on Monday leaving 91 dead and many more injured. Of the 91 at least 20 are believed to be children. Editor’s note: This article was written on Tuesday 21/05 where it was widely reported 91 people had been […]

Angelina Jolie has a double mastectomy it has been revealed today (May 14). The 37-year old Hollywood star had discovered she had a high chance of developing breast cancer and she had been informed she had the BRCA1 cancer gene. The BRCA1 cancer gene for Jolie gave her a 87% […]

The truth behind demonic possessions: I am going to try and write from a non religious point of view as this subject is one that has been tainted by religious fanaticism. I studied demonic possession in some detail as part of my Masters degree, and it is certainly a very […]