My nik-nakian urges will never be quashed or sated until these little fellas reside upon thy shelf.

The Times Online say ‘British people wishing to help the victims of the Haiti earthquake are being advised by the UK government to donate money to the Disasters Emergency Committee appeal.

Donors can call the DEC’s dedicated Haiti Earthquake appeal line which is open 24 hours a day on 0370 6060 900, or go to the website and follow the simple instructions.

Donations can also be sent to the DEC by post, with a cheque made payable to DEC Haiti Earthquake and addressed to DEC Haiti Earthquake, PO Box 999, London, EC3A 3AA.

Donations can also be made on the High Street, by calling into any bank or post office and quoting Freepay 1449, or at branches of any of the DEC’s member charities. The DEC is composed of 13 major UK aid agencies: Action Aid, British Red Cross, CAFOD, Care International UK, Christian Aid, Concern Worldwide, Help the Aged, Islamic Relief, Merlin, Oxfam, Save the Children, Tearfund and World Vision.’

Britain is unusually warm for its latitude because of the Gulf stream. This week, however, the gulfstream is absent in Greenland. This is what Britain currently looks like without the Gulf stream.

Back in the 1960s, there was no better way for a larval engineer or scientist to stand out from those pursuing more mushy majors than swaggering around with a fancy slide rule in a spiffy leather holster dangling from their belt.

Charles Darwin, who was born 200 years ago today, sent shock waves through the fields of science and religion when he published his theory of evolution. Celebrate rationality and intelligence and see how you have evolved? Devolve yourself here at the Open University website.

The newest version of Google Earth. This launch is particularly special because it marks the moment when Google Earth becomes much more complete — it now has an ocean.