NEWS FROM NOWHERE - Friday/Saturday

ON THIS DAY IN 1577 - Five ships under the command of Sir Francis Drake left Plymouth, England, to embark on Drake's circumnavigation of the globe. The journey took almost three years. 

How pace of climate change will challenge ectother...

Rare elephant twins born in South Africa

Conservation targeting tigers pushes leopards to c...

Two-Headed Baby Salamander Isn't Radioactive, But ...

Release the numbats: Perth zoo prepares to put cap...

Ancient horse DNA revealed human breeding preferen...

'Highly aggressive' stinging Argentinian fire ants...

New model for snake venom evolution proposed

AND TO WHISTLE WHILE YOU WORK... (Music that may have some relevance to items also on this page, or may just reflect my mood on the day)