MelSkunk's stories

Lawsuit falls through and ferrets still illegal in NYC
Wed 26 Jun 2002 - 11:11

An attempt to stop the ban on ferrets in NYC by showing that the Board of Health had no reason to ban them fell through in Manhattan Supreme Court when the judge decided that there was "rational factual basis" to declare the animals vicious and unpredictable rabies mongers.
Elsewhere, the suitablity of ferrets as pets is not in question.

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Drowning dog saved by seal
Thu 20 Jun 2002 - 10:06

Usually it's dolphins helping drowning people that is typical in the world of animals rescuing, but a 10 year old dog who fell into a fast flowing river out of the reach of humans on the shore was saved by a seal. The seal caught up with in injured dog as it was going down, and pushed it to shore.Seals are smart and social animals, but this behavior hasn't been seen before.

Beam me up?
Thu 20 Jun 2002 - 10:00

A beam of light has been teleported in Australia, which might seem a long way from Star Trek, but it's the first step to large scale teleportation.Though humans are a long way off (if ever) the applications of being able to teleport sub atomic particles and light are numerous, such as telecommunications and encryption.

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How much is that dead toad in the window?
Thu 20 Jun 2002 - 09:59

The City of San Fransisco thinks sick, dead and rotting animals in the two SF area stores are enough reason to bar Petco from doing business there anymore.
Alerted by numerous customer complaints, they discovered starving animals, sick animals and animals dead or dying in too hot cages, including a toad that appeared to have boiled to death in its own water.

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World record meetng of mascots in the UK
Thu 13 Jun 2002 - 08:57

It makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside to see so many mascots in one place. 55, in fact, making it the largest gathering of its type in the UK ever.They're even going to be noticed in the Guiness Book of World Records, for all you trivia buffs. The event was held as part of a fundraiser for Christie's Hospital and Bolton Hospice.

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Webmasters, organize thyselves!
Thu 13 Jun 2002 - 08:57

All webmasters out there who want a good, effective site but believe all that 'flow diagram' stuff they were taught should read this article on just how confused their viewers are. Remember, Keep It Simple... Sir.

Godzilla art exhibit big, big hit
Tue 11 Jun 2002 - 09:49

A Japanese museum is pulling in double the visitors after its Since Godzilla art exhibit opened. The organizer points out that Japanese woodcuts from the feudal era which were simply cheap tourist items are now works of art. He hopes Godzilla, the 50 year old campy nuclear lizard, will be seen in that light as well.

Spider "urban legend" comes to life
Mon 10 Jun 2002 - 09:36

We've all heard stories about insects and spiders living in people's hair, or crawling in their ears and getting stuck. And usually you can take comfort in knowing it's just a story.
But a female motorcyclist actually had a spider living in her ear, which was discovered, like in many of the fake tales, when she complained of a headache.

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Eclipse Today!
Mon 10 Jun 2002 - 09:28

Keep your eyes on your pinhole projections (because we know better than to look right at the sun for any length of time, right?)especially if you live in the Pacific, and enjoy a rare annular eclispe.
The eclipse will be partially visable in many regions of North and South America near sunset tonight. For more info, click here.

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Where did horses come from?
Fri 7 Jun 2002 - 08:18

Finding when and where the horse was first domesticated is one of those bits of science that doesn't sound important but really is a revolution. Archaeologists in Kazakhstan hope they're on the trail towards an answer. Horses went from being wild terrors, to meat and milk animals, to a new sort of transportation. The milk aspect is especially important, and the team is looking for trace fats from the site as a proof of domestication. After all, no one would milk a wild horse.

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