NEWS FROM NOWHERE: Monday/Tuesday

ON THIS DAY IN 0079 - Mount Vesuvius erupted killing approximately 20,000 people. The cities of Pompeii, Stabiae and Herculaneum were buried in volcanic ash. 
And now some more recent news from the CFZ Newsdesk

My film Blackfish plunged Seaworld into crisis – b...

A "one-stop shop" for wasp identity information

Maude the Tigon: Rare cross between tiger and a li...

France to return 150 endangered tortoises to Madag...

Do Great White Sharks Grow Forever?

Earliest baboon found at Malapa

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)