Horrendous legacy of Bhopal, 25 years later
theage.com.au — The Hiroshima of the chemical industry: At least 25,000 people exposed to the gas have since died, and today in Bhopal tens of thousands more Indians suffer from a variety of debilitating gas-related illnesses such as respiratory and psychiatric problems, joint pains, menstrual irregularities, tuberculosis and cancers. Thanks, Union Carbide. (Submitted by naturalpapa) More...
Cartoonist's Caricature Helps Police Nab His Burglar
theage.com.au — After a burglar broke into caricaturist Bill 'Weg' Green's Heathmont home on Sunday, it took the 82-year-old just seconds to draw his attacker. Fifteen minutes later, patrolling police caught a suspect — and Mr Green's drawing proved they had the right man. (Submitted by MrBabyMan) More...
Husband sacrifices sex to stay alive prostate cancer
theage.com.au — "It's as much a change mentally as it is physically,'' said the 46-year-old married engineer. ''The nerves were preserved but the sexual function is not straightforward. The libido is different and the orgasm process is different....................................................... (Submitted by FI5HERMAN) More...
New Zealand building a toilet in the shape of Madonna's Bra
theage.com.au — The Kiwi capital is set to build a toilet block the shape of Madonna's infamous pointy bra to jazz up its waterfront. The designer unisex toilets are supposed to resemble a crayfish but the Wellington public say it looks more like a pair of pointy breasts or fallopian tubes. "Oh my God. It is just ugly," (Submitted by naturalpapa) More...
Human waste dumped in Antarctica
theage.com.au — Antarctica, the most pristine continent on Earth, has a dirty secret. Human waste is being dumped there as governments turn a blind eye to normal standards. More than half of 71 Antarctic scientific stations surveyed lack any kind of sewage treatment system, a Swedish study has found. (Submitted by naturalpapa) More...
Password Hackers Do Big Business with ex-Lovers
theage.com.au — When Elaine Cioni found out her married boyfriend had other girlfriends she turned to YourHackerz.com. For $US100, the website provided Cioni, then living in northern Virginia, with the password to her boyfriend's AOL email account. For another $100, she got her boyfriend's wife's password. And then the password of another girlfriend and ... (Submitted by angel.wardriver) More...
Extinct animal cloned, resurrected
theage.com.au — The cloning of a wild goat has raised hopes for other species. The Pyrenean ibex, a form of wild mountain goat, was officially declared extinct in 2000 when the last known animal of its kind was found dead in northern Spain. Shortly before its death, scientists preserved skin samples of the goat in liquid nitrogen. (Submitted by amprather) More...
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