The largest comet ever discovered, was active long before previously thought.
Comet Bernardinelli-Bernstein (BB): The Largest Comet Ever Discovered
Power For The People
The £250,000 power station was 154 feet long and 79 feet wide. Constructed by Orkney Builders using local stone and reclaiming land from the Peedie Sea, it would be powered by diesel oil.
Someone Who Could Explain The Ness Of Brodgar!
“I was playing that game where you choose 6 people you would like to have round a table to talk – usually it’s meant to be a dinner party – but I’m not a dinner party sorta person!”
4 New #Covid Cases in Orkney
The cumulative total of Covid cases in Orkney is now at 913 as 4 new positive test results were recorded in the Health Board area.
Weather Forecast: Afternoon rain for Orkney
Cloudier across Orkney, rain in the afternoon. Light winds. Maximum temperature 8 °C.
200,000 Baby Boxes Delivered in Scotland
“The fact that all babies in Scotland are gifted a box full of essential items means that as a society we want every child, regardless of their circumstances, to get the best start in life. “Satwat Rehman,CEO One Parent Families Scotland
Talk PANTS: Keeping Children Safe
Talk PANTS helps children understand that their body belongs to them, and they should tell someone they trust if anything makes them feel upset or worried.
Doubling the Scottish Child Payment
“Doubling of the Scottish Child Payment is an absolutely needed step and one that will make such a difference in tackling child poverty.” – Emma Roddick MSP, SNP
St Lucy from ‘behind the desk’…a Custodian’s view
“This simple ceremony takes only a few minutes, but it is strangely powerful; in the half light it is as if we are between worlds, suspended in time and space as Lucy weaves her magic.”
New ideas on how subduction works
“There is ample evidence that modern-style subduction was widespread back as far as the Palaeoproterozoic. But in the Archaean the evidence is fitful”
