Iran rounds up Bahai leaders. Lovely.
Oh, more charming. People burnt as witches in Kenya.
Tasmanian tiger DNA implanted in mousies.
Cat gatecrashes concert (vid)
Ravens fledging in Scotland and disappearing in Lancashire.
Mixed-sex NHS wards 'still a problem'. Not a problem for me. If I ever have to go inpatient I don't particularly want to be segregated by caste. Besides, there are shockingly few "strange neuter-creatures from the planet Zog" wards.
Tram expansion's green light (vid)
There is hope for me yet. (brilliant audio)
Dog too big to patrol beach (vid) and article
In pictures: Senegal's beached whales (distressing images)
Exam papers had answers on back. It is unlikely that any of the 12,000 students sitting the examination would have recognised the value of the information in the copyright statement and subsequently used it.
Unfortunately probably true, as schools don't teach critical thinking any more, just rote answering. (Yes, I do know this for a fact. What does "don't put it in your own words, just make sure you write down every point with no waffle" sound like to you? From a good mid-league independent secondary school?)
'Trust drug' may cure social phobia and help autism. Ooh! Just what I need, to be more trusting and less alert to manipulative, untrustworthy bzsatards!
Whole scelidosaurus on show to public. Just in case you needed to be informed, ankys are the best dinosaurs EVER and you should adopt one, because every party needs a tank.
Churches boo-hoo-hoo over the fact that despite all their sound and fury, everyone's ignoring them. Since the topic at hand doesn't concern them one jot (besides, never mind my relationships, I definitely don't want a church anywhere near my children!), this is a healthy thing for society and makes me feel more positive than I have for a long time.
If we ever feel the need to pass any more laws about precisely how trefoil the invisible magic friend is, or who's not allowed to eat the invisible magic friend's flesh, we'll give you a call, 'kay?
We're asking the public what is the most respectful and appropriate way to display them. ... The majority of the comments have been that we shouldn't cover them up.
So what did we do? Oh yes: Egyptian mummies are covered up
I'm gonna throw this one over to Charlycrash. *Erisian smile*
Supernova filmed LIVE! (Well, timeshifted a bit. Like 100 million years.) More from AP. Squeeeee.
Registrars' beliefs make them unfit for their jobs. So, resign. They shouldn't be pandered to and accommodated, because religion is a voluntary disability. Or, to put it another way, if you feel you can't do your job for reasons of conscience, you have a moral duty to resign.
Derbyshire couple may have 'oldest' dog (vid)
Sesame Street puppets explain war to kids of soldiers (vid)
Some punks and goths in Mexico want to beat up emos. (vid)
Infrasound may be the cause of shadows during eclipses, rather than atmospheric disturbance. Well, sound is atmospheric disturbance, anyway...
New dinosaur tracks discovered
Biggest rodent ever... not so big (if that's not ready-made inspiration for Ursula Vernon, nothing is...)
The cult of the Eurovision (vid)