“ we lived in an eerie borderland between the seen and the unseen worlds” F.M. McNeill
The McNeills of Holm
More Nature Notes
“Nature surprises me, again and again. “
‘Ticking Time Bomb’ Funding for Stroke Research £1.5million Shortfall
The 2020 route map for Stroke Care in Scotland laid out the actions for improvement of care
Paper Bag Making #OnThisDay
On July 12th 1859, William Goodall of Massachusetts, USA, patented a machine for the making of paper bags.
“The earth laughs in flowers.” e. e. cummings
Image by Rosie Hopkins
Royal Navy Vessels at Kirkwall
Royal Navy P200s tied up in Kirkwall Marina on Friday 10th of July 2020
When On-line, Becomes A Life-line
“if you’re looking for gifts, or cards, or whatever, please consider ordering on-line from small-scale makers, rather than big companies. “
A protein clue to H. antecessor’s role in human evolution.
“The older a fossil, no matter how well preserved it is, the less chance it has to contain enough undegraded DNA for it to be extracted and sequenced using the most advanced techniques.”
Festival of Archaeology Starts Today
The festival will kick off with a special online launch event on Saturday 11 July at 11am with the webinar Discover Environmental Archaeology
Small is Beautiful
Take some time out and observe how these fantastic beasts survive in their habitat which we share with them.
