“What we need is action to rebalance our food environment to make healthier options more affordable, so families don’t have this dilemma of buying unhealthy food to match their budgets.” – FSS Chief Executive, Geoff Ogle
Game On: Exhibition Celebrates Scotland’s Gaming Industry
Game On will run at the National Museum of Scotland from 29 June to 3 November 2024. It will feature iconic characters from Space Invaders to Mario and highlight Scotland’s role as a pioneer and world leader in game development.
The Sky Above You – May 2024
By Duncan Lunan The Moon will be New on May 8th, and Full on May 23rd. The Moon passes Jupiter on the early evening of the 10th, and although it passes all […]
Sgathaich: Megaman Battle Network 2
Lan and friends get caught up in the actions of a new net terrorist group Gospel (instantly giving away what the final boss will be for anyone who has knowledge of Megaman classic in Japan) who are apparently the net mafia.
Listen to Rousay Tales in Exciting new Podcast Series
Life in Rousay, past and present, is the focus of a new podcast launching this week. Using material from the Orkney Library and Archive, Rousay Remembered and the UHI Archaeology Institute, together […]
The 1955 Costa Hill Wind Turbine
The ERA decided that Costa Hill would be the best site for their wind driven electric generator and in 1949 they placed an order with John Brown Ltd, the Clyde shipbuilders, for a turbine with 60 feet blades.
The Cairns – South Ronaldsay
By Bernie Bell NB…..THIS YEAR’S DIG TAKES PLACE FROM THE 10th OF JUNE TO THE 5TH OF JULY !!! The excavation at The Cairns resumed last year – and we were very pleased to […]
Space Notes 43 – Burning the Sky
“in the novel Revelation, by astronomer Bill Napier from Dundee, an émigré Armenian scientist comes up with a proof in the 1940s that nitrogen fusion is possible. “
First Night Flight #OnThisDay
On 28th April 1910, English pioneer aviator, Claude Grahame-White, made the first night flight in a race from London to Manchester.
The Spike Toothed Salmon – the largest ever
Scottish Salmon is the top food export in the UK and is reared in farms. A few million years ago, however, the prehistoric salmon that swam around the Pacific Northwest of North […]