WildFinder from the WWF, allows you to find maps, pictures, and other info on any one of 30,000 species (the Takin, say), or lists of species within a selected ecoregion (say, South East Tibet Shrub and Meadows.) more inside

Roman veterans colonised China. Thay seem to have been better at talking their captors round than at actually fighting. more inside

What's your favourite colour?

This Dream Dictionary may help you work out what your dreams mean. more inside

Early Stuart Libels is a web-based collection of early 17th century satirical poems such as The Parliament Fart. Navigation and search facilities leave something to be desired, I'm afraid. Try 'Quick Contents'.

Architect Studio 3D from the Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust allows you to design your own house, and view/comment on other people's designs. Intro (skippable) requires Flash.'The Design Studio and Design Gallery require a fairly fast computer (preferably 1 Ghz or faster processor)' as well as Shockwave, and 'will look and perform much better if you have a 64MB or better graphics card'.

Glossary of medieval art and architecture. Click on each word to see illustrative graphic. There are more images here, and a Gothic glossary with more stuff here.

Artefacts from the ancient kingdoms of Qataban, Himya, and Saba (biblical Sheba) Flash: click the picture on the right

Archaelogical finds at Jinsha in China provide more evidence about the sophisticated but previously unknown culture revealed by earlier discoveries at Sanxingdui.

The Neanderthal genome is to be reconstructed. They have already had some success at sequencing Neanderthal proteins: John Hawks reckons they most probably have DNA sequences already. Incidentally, we have a better idea of what the Neanderthals looked like thanks to a 'Frankenstein' reconstruction.

Bacteria from deep sediments and at pressures greater than 1,000 atmospheres produce a super-concentrated methane ice containing huge reserves of energy. When this becomes unstable in the Bermuda Triangle area it causes an explosive mixture of air and methane above. Ships or planes sink or catch fire. Seriously.

Tynwald Day today celebrates the ancient Parliament with various ceremonies. It is the national day of the Isle of Man, and a celebration of its unique heritage. more inside

A set of notes on alchemy by Isaac Newton has been rediscovered. Newton was a dedicated alchemist. These people and these should be excited. A short biography is here. more inside

An android recreation of Philip K Dick is appearing at nextfest.

Personal selections of sacred manuscripts from the British Library.

Leonardo's lost work, the Battle of Anghiari, may be hidden behind a wall in Florence. more inside

World of monkey. I have a distinct feeling that this must be a double, if not triple, but I can't find a previous reference.

The Blue Iguana Recovery Program. Amazing creatures - five feet long and bright blue (at least when the sun is shining). Unfortunately they are also endangered.

Plant cultures is a project by the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew, which aims to highlight the impact of South Asian plants in Britain. more inside

Draw with words. My feeble effort. I think that second link works, but you have to click through to enter the site?