Scorpion stings airline passenger

http://www.adn.com/2011/06/30/1944202/scorpion-stings-passenger-on-anchorage.html

Weird event.

Tick-borne Virus

http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/wellness/124719748.html

Very bad.

Shark jumps over surfer

http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/06/27/2287559/shark-jumps-over-surfer-at-florida.html

Tubular.

Origins of Multicellular Life

http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/331789/title/Multicellular_life_arises_in_a_test_tube

Exciting experimental results.

Dinosaur Proteins

http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/331334/title/Dino_proteins_could_have_been_sheltered

Very exciting as Jurassic Park inches closer to reality.

OK, maybe the steps are more like micrometers.

Idaho Snake House

http://www.azcentral.com/offbeat/articles/2011/06/15/20110615idaho-home-snake-infested.html

I keep wishing for garter snakes in my garden, but maybe I should be careful what I wish for.

Killing Fish

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-great-lakes-fish-kills-20110614,0,7180281.story

Difficult choices must be made.

Wolf vs. Motorcycle Rider

http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/123832569.html

Both are dead, terrible tragedy.

Opposum

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/14/science/14angier.html

Resistant to rattlesnake venom.

Zoo Kills Wolf

http://www.startribune.com/local/south/123464329.html

He just wanted to be free.

He was scared, and did not know where to go, and they shot him down like a dog.

Science and Politics

http://www.adn.com/2011/06/04/1899734/state-policy-leads-beluga-panel.html

Complicated issues.

I am in favor of a "best science" approach.