Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Sunday canceled his trip to Russia for the Brics summit after a fall at home caused a minor brain hemorrhage. In a statement, the presidential office said Lula, 78, would participate by video conference after receiving medical advice to temporarily avoid long-haul flights. It was initially scheduled … Read more
Shrooms, Alice, tweezes, mushies, hongos, pizza toppings, magic mushrooms — everyday lingo for psychedelic mushrooms seems to grow with each generation. Yet leading mycologist Paul Stamets believes it’s time for fans of psilocybin mushrooms to leave such childish slang behind. “Let’s be adults about this. These are no longer ‘shrooms.’ These are no longer party … Read more
A brown bear who underwent brain surgery in the first operation of its kind in the UK is doing well but “not out of the woods yet”, a charity has said. Boki went under the knife on Wednesday after an MRI revealed he had hydrocephalus, a buildup of fluid in the brain. The two-year-old mammal, … Read more