Albatrosses: big, majestic, not particularly good at preventing their chicks from being eaten by mice. Photo by James Preston.

• New at Nothing in Biology Makes Sense! The role of evolution in species invasions.
• Carnival time. A new edition of the botanical Berry-Go-Round is online.
• Doing more with less? Human brains have been shrinking for tens of thousands of years.
• Eek! A vital seabird breeding colony is being decimatd by mice.
• Interesting. Antidepressants are more effective in combination with stress hormones.
• Antibiotic resistant bacteria. On the rise in China.
• It doesn’t look especially tasty. How to make the scientifically perfect sandwich.
• The King Canute Memorial Act. The state government of North Carolina is trying to legislate climate change out of reistance.
• A new way to encode. Ed Yong tries out a new DNA-based font.
• No, not publications. Get ready for Evolution 2012 with a handy list of Ottawa pubs.

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