The Awards celebrate “the inspirational people, projects, groups and organisations working hard to protect Scotland’s precious environment.”
Explore the Hutton Section and Hutton’s Rock – Salisbury Crags on Sketchfab.
“Hutton realised that the processes of erosion, deposition and uplift were connected and operated continuously”
Flushed But Not Away: The Pharmaceuticals in our Water
“Pharmaceuticals (medicines) are designed to have an effect on humans so it’s no surprise that they affect water organisms, too, and that could disturb the balance in ecosystems” – Dr Karin Helwig
Hubble Views an Infant Star
An energetic outburst from an infant star streaks across this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.
More Than Just A Ditch
“The actual structure of the ditch isn’t something that folk get a chance to see very often”
Cosmology
Duncan Lunan looks at the origin of the Universe, and the different ways in which it may end.
Cutting Edge AI Software to Optimise Hydrogen Production and Storage
A 12-month project in Orkney will trial artificial intelligence (AI) software to optimise hydrogen production and storage.
Future Pandemics Threat From Illegal Wildlife Trade
Samples collected from pangolins confiscated from the illegal wildlife trade were screened for coronaviruses and other pathogens at Vietnamese research and diagnostic laboratories.
Our Beautiful World: The Rose-Veiled Fairy Wrasse
Despite only just being described, the Rose-Veiled Fairy Wrasse is already being exploited through the aquarium hobbyist trade.
People Living With Painful Hand And Arm Conditions Invited To Help Develop New Resource
“The design of our new resource will be guided by expertise through lived experience, ensuring that the diverse supportive needs of people living with this range of conditions are met.” Gary Macfarlane, Professor of Epidemiology Aberdeen University