NEWS FROM NOWHERE - Wednesday

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

Out of sight, out of mind: Asia’s elusive Fishing ...

Tiny island foxes make remarkable, record-setting ...

Elephants are the end of a 60m-year lineage – last...

UF researchers develop blood test for fatal diseas...

Studying poop shows ancient shark ate its own youn...

Huge 9ft 2ins blue shark caught off British coastl...

River Dee's pearl mussels get a helping hand – or ...

Elephants on the path to extinction - the facts

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)