Animals:
The Man Who Saves Cranes - http://www.audubonmagazine.org/articles/birds/man-who-saves-cranes
Quagga mussel: 'Dangerous' mollusc found near Heathrow Airport - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-surrey-29581949
I know this is actually serious but I can’t get past the vision of a mollusc with a knife threatening everyone for their lunch money.
Miscellaneous:
What It’s Like to Carry Your Nobel Prize through Airport Security - http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/2014/10/10/nobel-prize-airport-security/ via
nwhyte
Science:
The fatal attraction of lead - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-29568505
Sport:
Boxing:
Boxing journeymen: sport's biggest losers or unappreciated artists? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/boxing/29520846
Even if you're not into boxing, this is an interesting insight into boxing as an industry.
Football:
England v San Marino: Simoncini - cheating death to facing Rooney - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29530004
Or a little bit of background about the San Marino team. And why I, along with all right thinking people, was cheering for them against England.
"I remember walking the dog thinking, 'This ain't for me'": The England star who quit to run a restaurant - https://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/early-doors/former-england-star-quit-football-to-run-restaurant-092346913.html
It must be said, he seems a lot happier now.
Price of Football: Ticket increases outstrip cost of living - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29614980
Some of the details are significantly more interesting than the overall view, like how Sheikh Mansour seems to be keeping Man City's ticket prices down.
Hedgehog stops game between Hitchin Town and Arlesey Town - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29612605
The Man Who Saves Cranes - http://www.audubonmagazine.org/articles/birds/man-who-saves-cranes
Quagga mussel: 'Dangerous' mollusc found near Heathrow Airport - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-surrey-29581949
I know this is actually serious but I can’t get past the vision of a mollusc with a knife threatening everyone for their lunch money.
Miscellaneous:
What It’s Like to Carry Your Nobel Prize through Airport Security - http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/2014/10/10/nobel-prize-airport-security/ via
Science:
The fatal attraction of lead - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-29568505
Sport:
Boxing:
Boxing journeymen: sport's biggest losers or unappreciated artists? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/boxing/29520846
Even if you're not into boxing, this is an interesting insight into boxing as an industry.
Football:
England v San Marino: Simoncini - cheating death to facing Rooney - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29530004
Or a little bit of background about the San Marino team. And why I, along with all right thinking people, was cheering for them against England.
"I remember walking the dog thinking, 'This ain't for me'": The England star who quit to run a restaurant - https://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/early-doors/former-england-star-quit-football-to-run-restaurant-092346913.html
It must be said, he seems a lot happier now.
Price of Football: Ticket increases outstrip cost of living - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29614980
Some of the details are significantly more interesting than the overall view, like how Sheikh Mansour seems to be keeping Man City's ticket prices down.
Hedgehog stops game between Hitchin Town and Arlesey Town - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29612605