NEWS FROM NOWHERE - Monday

ON THIS DAY IN 1854 - Pope Pius IX proclaimed the dogma of the Immaculate Conception. The theory holds that Mary, mother of Jesus, was free of original sin from the moment she was conceived. 

Animal welfare could be improved by new understand...

'Non-echolocating' fruit bats actually do echoloca...

US chimpanzee Tommy 'has no human rights' - court

Bushmen appeal to be allowed to hunt and not be re...

Law to ban wild animals in UK circuses being block...

Watch: How turtles outsmart sharks

For Geckos – Even Dead Ones – Being Sticky Doesn’t...

Blakeney Point seals to star in BBC Winterwatch

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)