Topics in this edition: Snake Venoms and Cancer, Conservation Science, South African Herpetology, Galapagos Biodiversity, Mako Shark Conservation, Birds and Flightlessness, Careers in Publishing,  How Spiders Jump, Groundwater Microbial Community Diversity, Role of Microbes in Plant Health, Impacts of Climate Change and Fishing on Marine Ecosystems, Maternal Allocation in Weaver Birds, Organismal Biology, Niche Expansion, Antarctic Biodiversity, Illegal Wildlife Trade, Evolution of Postzygotic Isolation