NEWS FROM NOWHERE: Friday/Saturday

ON THIS DAY IN - 1784 - In a letter to his daughter, Benjamin Franklin expressed unhappiness over the eagle as the symbol of America. He wanted the symbol to be the turkey. 
And now some more recent news from the CFZ Newsdesk

Important foraging hotspots for loggerhead turtle ...

The Freaky Secret Hiding Inside a Scallop's 200 Gl...

The Biggest Myth About the 'Bee Apocalypse'

Australia's frog count: App calls on citizen scien...

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).