NEWS FROM NOWHERE: Thursday

ON THIS DAY IN - 1489 - Catherine Cornaro, Queen of Cyprus, sold her kingdom to Venice. She was the last of the Lusignan dynasty.
And now some more recent news from the CFZ Newsdesk

Dogs' becoming major threat' to wildlife

India's 'granny' elephant dies aged 88

On the land, one-quarter of vertebrates die becaus...

The widow next door: Where is the globally invasiv...

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)