NEWS FROM NOWHERE - Friday/Saturday

ON THIS DAY IN - 1492 - King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain issued the Alhambra edict expelling Jews who were unwilling to convert to Christianity. 
And now some more recent news from the CFZ Newsdesk

'Better de-horned than dead' – zoo chops rhino hor...

Major study shakes the roots of dinosaur family tr...

Fingerprint' technique spots frog populations at r...

Bad breath: Study find array of bacteria when orca...

Exotic Pet Ban In Consideration In Arlington Count...

Close but no cigar in hunt for elusive frog (the p...

After Deepwater Horizon spill: Which animals weath...

Virus lethal to amphibians is spreading across Por...

When the sea ice melts, juvenile polar cod may go ...

How to conserve polar bears -- and maintain subsis...

Big bat find in Alberta’s boreal forest

No mid-day nap for Finnish flies

A guy made a wheelchair for his goldfish, and the ...

Flower-rich habitat boosts survival for bumblebees...

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.)