NEWS FROM NOWHERE: Friday/Saturday

ON THIS DAY IN -  1735 - In London, French surgeon Claudius Amyand peformed the first successful appendectomy at St. George's Hospital. The patient was an 11-year old boy that had swallowed a pin.
And now some more recent news from the CFZ Newsdesk

What If There Were No Sharks?

Nightmare Creature Had Egg-Shaped Eyes, Swiss Army...

Rare giraffes fitted with solar-powered trackers

The Voracious and Invasive Lionfish Is Taking Over...

Comparing primate vocalizations

Electric eel produces highest voltage discharge of...

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