“They go for the most luminous feet possible.”

Alberto Velando, of the University of Vigo in Spain, explains what female blue footed boobies look for in a man. He found that when male boobies avoid sex for a year they have brighter feet, making them more attractive to females (Times).

“I feel profoundly honoured to be asked to work with FAS’s immensely talented and dedicated staff and membership. I am committed to leading FAS to become the preeminent non-governmental organization devoted to science and security.”

Charles Ferguson is to be the new president of the Federation of American Scientists.

“The ferocious determination to impose hair-shirt policies on the public – taxes on holiday flights, or covering our beautiful countryside with wind turbines that look like props from War of the Worlds – is bound to cause a reaction in any democratic country.”

UK Conservative party politician David Davis attacks his own leader over the party’s stance on global warming (Independent).