NEWS FROM NOWHERE - Friday/Saturday

ON THIS DAY IN - 1740 - Maria Theresa became the ruler of Austria, Hungary and Bohemia with the death of her father, Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI. 
And now some more recent news from the CFZ Newsdesk

Snack attack: alligators like to eat sharks, study...

'Big, bad wolf' image flawed - scientists

Lusius malfoyi wasp: New Zealand insect named afte...

Butterfly swarm shows up on Denver radar system

'Fake fin' discovery reveals new ichthyosaur speci...

Do male fish prefer them big and colourful?

Lovelorn koala nabbed after zoo escape in hunt for...

What is on the menu for dragonflies

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.