Imagine getting this in the post! Would you be able to cope with this in your mail box? Where would you start? In Pure Spirit Does any one recognise the type of lizard? Let us know what the name for this lizard is and how you think it got in the mail box.
Nature can be very large and very curious…
This is a fantastic video from National Geographic in which Brian Skerry is able to describe an incredible underwater experience he and his cameraman had. Imagine what it would be like to have a 40 foot whale float down and check you out… In Pure Spirit What’s your view? Would you have liked to be […]
Buy the decapitated head of Saint Vitalis of Assisi
Saint Vitalis of Assisi is an interesting patron saint. As a young man Vitalis was a sinner; he was especially fond of sex. However, he found an alternative path by going on pilgrimages across Europe, becoming a Benedictine monk and living as a hermit without money. Saint Vitalis of Assisi is the patron saint of […]
Green Google: The Hamina data centre in Finland
Google tries to be green. The company is certainly investing a lot in green energy – although part of this is commerical wisdom; Google consumes a lot of energy and traditional prices will only rise. Data centres are big factory like buildings which house all the computer servers companies like Google, Yahoo and AOL use. […]
Exploding lake
This video shows the effects of a massive underground explosion. In a twist, the underground in question happens to be under a small and otherwise tranquil lake. The title of the video talks about an explosion in a rock quarry, that’s hard to confirm but it’s certainly possible. In Pure Spirit Impressed? What do you […]
Beautiful “Canary Sky” time lapse video
This collection of fantastic time-lapse photographs was taken in Tenerife at some 2,000 meters above sea level. It took more than a year to film all the footage. Rather unusually for time-lapse, the camera was also set on horizontal rails, sometimes a dolly vertical and spindles with horizontal and vertical movements. These allow the camera […]
Releasing a seal pup
This seal pup, named Peewee, is a Northern Fur Seal who was found starving and nursed back to health by staff at the Island Wildlife Natural Care Centre on Salt Spring Island, BC. You can find out more about the Centre at their website or their Facebook page. Right now, settle back and prepare to […]
Atheists enjoy sex more than the devout
A study of more than 14,500 people carried out by doctors from the Kansas University has discovered that atheists have better sex lives than the religiously devout. The researched showed that the religious where more likely to feel guilty after sex and atheists more likely to explore sexual fantasies. Both groups had sex as often […]
The murder hole ghost of Oystermouth Castle
Oystermouth Castle has been built, destroyed and rebuilt more than once. It was first built by William de Londres in 1106. The castle stood for about 10 years before it was destroyed in a conflict with the Welsh. The castle was destroyed again in 1137 and finally rebuilt in stone by the de Braose family […]
Jellyfish Lake
This video was taken in the Republic of Palau – an island nation some 800km east of the Philippines. As a sovereign state it was only born in 1994 but was probably first settled over 3,000 years ago. The tiny island nation was once sold by Spain to Germany, was controled by Japan, taken by […]
