NEWS FROM NOWHERE - Monday

ON THIS DAY IN 1715 - James Stuart, the "Old Pretender", landed at Petershead after his exile in France.

Western ringtail possum's endangered status blamed...

Most northerly records of beetles made in Scotland...

7ft ichthyosaur fossil found on beach near Penarth...

A vegetarian carnivorous plant

Specialist anti-poaching air squadron set to launc...

Hainan gibbon ‘clinging on’ with 25 left in China

Time management skills keep animals primed for sur...

New record for deepest fish

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)