Pictorial Interlude – Earth’s most intelligent beings, backlit bat, battle monkeys and how to make a policeman laugh …

All work and no play - bugger that, how about some amusement ... Cats rule (dog lovers - go and throw sticks or something and move on) : Lace wings - a bat and it's SAD lamp possibly : The latest secret weapons (not to be confused with drinking monkeys, H/T Mr...

Having failed to prevent Ash Dieback arriving in the UK, the Government tries the Canute method to stop it spreading …

Wandering around amongst the latest Statutory Instruments, I came across this one in which the Government tries to pull a King Canute and orders the fungus not to spread (emphasis mine) : The Plant Health (England) (Amendment) Order 2012 This Order amends the Plant...