NEWS FROM NOWHERE: Monday

ON THIS DAY IN - 1700 - 8,000 Swedish troops under King Charles XII defeated an army of at least 50,000 Russians at the Battle of Narva. King Charles XII died on this day.

And now some more recent news from the CFZ Newsdesk

NOVATAXA: A New Amazonian Species of the Diminutiv...

NOVATAXA: A New Genus of Neotropical Ant-like Spider

NOVATAXA: A New Species of Snailfish (Cottiformes:...

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)