“Precession of the axis of a spinning top and that of the Earth. At present the northern end of Earth’s axis points to what we now call the Pole Star. Around 11.5 ka from now it will point to the star Vega”
A new twist to Pleistocene climate cycles
Living Our Life
“Missing going to music, art or archaeology exhibitions and events, but mostly missing going out for meals “
Strength in Unity
“this is a reminder of how much Unionisation and solidarity matters to the working wo/man.”
The Ness Needs Your Help!
Our annual clear-up is scheduled for tomorrow – Sunday, June 26, and generally involves giving everything a good tidy up before the diggers return on July 4.
Symbols Of Scotland
A stone thistle atop Kirkwall Town Hall, Orkney
The Sycamore At Cottascarth
“We went to Cottascarth RSPB Reserve and stood under the sycamore tree.”
To Mark The Longest Day
“Sing out for the one light”
Orchids At Cottascarth
“It was a sunny, though windy and showery, June day and we thought the timing should be right to see the Heath Spotted Orchids in the fields by the trac”
Climate and tectonics since 250 Ma
A central feature of the Earth’s climate system is the way that carbon bound in two gases – carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) – controls the amount of incoming solar energy that is retained by the atmosphere.
‘I Wanna Tell You A Story’
“Dr. Ragnhild Ljosland of the UHI Archaeology Institute is gathering together Orkney stories”
