The PDSA has some excellent ideas that you can get started on making now for the perfect gift for your pet.
Presents For Your Pet
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Star Trek #OnThisDay
On 22nd of November 1968 US TV audiences saw the first inter- racial kiss beamed straight into their living rooms.
Farmed Salmon: A Growth Industry Outpacing Planning
Farmed salmon is Scotland’s number 1 food export and according to the industry, directly employs 12,000 workers
How Differences in Cooking Influenced Farming in Ancient China
The food preparation preferences of Chinese cooks — such as the technological choice to boil or steam grains, instead of grinding or processing them into flour — had continental-scale consequences for the adoption of new crops in prehistoric China, according to research from Washington University in St. Louis.
Strathnaver Museum Needs Some Help!
“A few years ago, Mike and I visited Strathnaver museum when on holiday and passing through that area……”
Protecting the Most Vulnerable First: The Covid19 Vaccine
“NHS Boards will identify acceptable and accessible locations, both for mass vaccination and for local access.”
Award for Outstanding Nunalleq Excavation
The Nunalleq Educational Resource has won the Archaeological Institute of America’s 2021 award for Outstanding Work in Digital Archaeology!
The Tiny ‘Stars’ Helping to Heal
Inspired by a parasitic worm that digs its sharp teeth into its host’s intestines, Johns Hopkins researchers in the USA have designed tiny, star-shaped microdevices that can latch onto intestinal mucosa and release drugs into the body.
Developing New PPE Materials
Most PPE materials are single use, contain plastics, are not easily recyclable and end up in our landfills, or worse yet, discarded into the environment.
Cumulative Positive Covid19 Cases in Orkney Now At 36
Looking at the R-number in Scotland it does seem that this localised approach, which ensures the economy and some social contact can still take place, is working – albeit slowly.
