Killer Fungus Spreads to Humans

Medical experts fear that a fungus that controls ants and turns them into zombies may have spread to humans. As reported recently by The Guardian, scientists have discovered a fungus that appears to turn carpenter ants (Camponotus leonardi) into zombies. The fungus latches onto the ants as they cross the forest floor. It grows inside…

John’s Diary: 24/8/10

I get down when people keep saying my government has no plan for the future. They’re wrong. There is a plan, and it is to say and do anything necessary to get re-elected in 2011. LOL! I suppose that will sound cynical. Shouldn’t we be doing what’s right for the country, rather than just clinging…

Free To A Loving Home

I’m wondering if anyone can help me. I realise this is the second post in a row where I have sought the assistance of my readers, but it is all for a good cause. I don’t like wastage. Maybe it’s the years I spent as a student on the bones of my arse, barely able…

I Need Your Help

Dear readers I’m hoping you can help. I don’t usually ask for advice over the Internet, not since I consulted that quack online doctor about my “little problem”. That was a bad experience, I can tell you. Thankfully everything has scabbed over nicely since then, so I should be okay in a couple of weeks.…

Right Thinking: Time To Teach The Scienticians A Lesson

Renowned columnist Dr. Frank Shizenhausen’s latest blistering attack on political correctness. I am delighted that the Climate Science Coalition are taking NIWA to court. I’ve never for a moment believed any of the claims made by climate science quacks that the Earth is warming, and that we humans are responsible. Here’s a news flash for…

Not Quite Outrageous Fortune, Is It?

I have a great idea for a TV show. It’s a drama about a hopelessly dysfunctional family and all the crap they get themselves into. Let me give you the basic outline. The husband is big man on the factory floor, and everyone calls him “sir” at work. But he’s also a bully who behaves…

If They Win

The Climate Science Coalition (CSC) is consulting its lawyers over the alleged breach of a court order that ruled climate change was not occurring. The CSC sued the Crown Research Institute NIWA over weather data issued by the institute, and obtained a ruling by the court last year that NIWA’s data was invalid. But the…