a Red Kite – seen flying over Whitehall Village by David Askew on 11th August – the 5th record for Stronsay.
A Watery World Discovered
Artistic rendition of the exoplanet TOI-1452 b, a small planet that may be entirely covered in a deep ocean. Image credit: Benoit Gougeon, Université de Montréal
Shetland’s Brochs
Of the brochs that are known about, 120 of them are in Shetland.
Sgathaich: The Legend of Bionicle, Part 1
“The concept that became Bionicle started as something called Bone Heads of Voodoo Island.”
Treating Sight Loss Due to Diabetes
A new clinical trial researching treatment for patients with sight loss as a result of diabetes has shown a type of laser treatment to be both cost effective and non-invasive, offering the best option for patients and healthcare providers.
Tweezers of Sound: Lifting Objects Without Touching Them
Scientists in Japan have experimented successfully in raising objects using only sound. The aim is to use this technology in a wide range of places – including Space.
‘Then they put on gold”
“Then the whole fieldful of queens/Swirls in a dance”
Eyewitness 5 – Mercury Capsule, Glasgow Student Charities Week, 1964
Gordon Cooper with Mercury capsules, 1963. This story takes us back to 1964
Cutting Edge Science in an Island Setting: Orkney International Science Festival
Orkney International Science Festival’s programme brochure is available now with details of over 100 events in a packed seven days from 1-7 September.
Czechoslovakia: #OnThisDay
On the 21st of August 1968 Warsaw Pact countries completed their invasion of Czechoslovakia. Czech leader Alexander Dubček was arrested, flown to Moscow, interrogated and forced to sign the Moscow Protocols.