Scots have been requested to keep their Halloween fun in the home this year due to Covid 19.
Halloween Homestyle 2020
Mysteriomorphidae: A Beetle from the Cretaceous
About a year ago, researchers found fossil specimens of beetles in an amber deposit in Myanmar.
Charge of the Light Brigade #OnThisDay
On October 25th 1854 The Charge of the Light Brigade took place during the Crimean War. It was a failed military action.
‘The Stromness Dinner’ by Peter Benson
“As it turned out, it is a book I could read. Those people are people I had an interest in. “
Mind on with your clocks
A wee reminder that clocks go back one hour at 2am
Covid-19 RNA Traces Found in Waste Water
Scientists at the Scottish Environment Protection Agency’s (SEPA) have successfully pinpointed fragments of coronavirus’ ribonucleic acid (RNA) in local waste water samples across the country.
Saving Lives
Governments can put in all sorts of restrictions and give us stacks of advice on how to stay safe but it all comes down to us – to our individual actions – if we are ever to eliminate Covid.
David Stewart MSP Welcomes Outdoor Education Funding
“It’s crucially important that young people have an active lifestyle because we have got a horrendous rate of Type 2 diabetes. “
Introducing a 9 PM Watershed on Unhealthy TV Food Advertising Could Reduce Childhood Obesity
Limiting the hours of television advertising for foods and beverages high in fat, sugar and salt (HFSS) could make a meaningful contribution to reducing childhood obesity, according to a new study published in PLOS Medicine by Oliver Mytton of the University of Cambridge, UK, and colleagues.
Audiobook Review: Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (Or The Modern Prometheus)
“The audiobook version I experienced was produced by Audible and is one of several audio productions.”
