It's time for some links

Thieves steal plane fuselage and ship's anchor from MoD

Curry powder molecule 'is cheap sensor for explosives'

Priskin Joins Swans, Lambe Joins Pirates (there's nothing special about the story, I just liked the headline!)

The Glacier of Publishing via http://news.ansible.co.uk/

Electronics kit in a mint tin via http://www.boingboing.net/

Fox says 'fantasy' defence equipment spending must end (tho' disappointingly, this turns out to refer to prosaic things like aircraft carriers, not to new dragon-breeding programmes or ways of making +5 talking longswords)

Stone tools 'demand new American story'

Breakfast

[Poll #1722402]

Today's sightings at Slimbridge include

Goshawk
Red-breasted pochard
Avocet
Brent goose

We're going there tomorrow!