Scotlands
Scotland’s chief medical officer sorry about breaking own coronavirus rules
LONDON — Police issued a warning to Scotland’s Chief Medical Officer Catherine Calderwood on Sunday after she broke her own advice on social distancing to slow coronavirus spread when she visited her second home this weekend and last. Photographs of Calderwood visiting her holiday home in Earlsferry, on the east coast of Scotland about an …
Why is there less snow on Scotland’s mountains this year?
Image copyright SAIS Northern Cairngorms Image caption The Cairngorm Plateau is the kind of condition winter enthusiasts hope for Winter in Scotland conjures up images of the snow-topped mountains which attract visitors in their droves every year for walking, climbing and snowsports. But enthusiasts say they have noticed a difference in recent years, with milder …
Scotland’s Edinburgh Napier University to Establish Trimble Technology Lab for Architecture, Engineering and Construction
SUNNYVALE, Calif. and EDINBURGH, Scotland, Dec. 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Scotland’s Edinburgh Napier University has received a gift from Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) to establish a state-of-the-art Technology Lab for architecture, engineering and construction (AEC). The lab will expand the university’s leadership in training and research in 3D building design, digital fabrication and the sustainable built …
Rugby World Cup: ‘It doesn’t get any bigger’ – Scotland’s Hogg looks forward to Japan showdown
Hogg is hoping Scotland can avoid the errors that cost them their opener against Ireland Rugby World Cup Pool A: Japan v Scotland Venue: International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama Date: Sunday, 13 October Kick-off: 11:45 BST Coverage: Live on BBC Radio Scotland, Radio 5 Live, plus text updates on the BBC Sport website and app. Full-back …
Bid to better protect Scotland’s ‘Dinosaur Isle’
Image copyright Jon Hoad Image caption Dinosaur footprints are among Skye’s important fossils from the Middle Jurassic Dinosaur and other animal fossil sites in Skye have been given new legal protection in a bid to deter unscrupulous collectors. The isle is internationally recognised for its fossils of creatures that lived more than 165 million years …
Scotland’s crannogs are older than Stonehenge
Image copyright Chris Murray Image caption Neolithic pottery was previously found near crannogs in the Western Isles Archaeologists have discovered that some Scottish crannogs are thousands of years older than previously thought. Crannogs were fortified settlements constructed on artificial islands in lochs. It was thought they were first built in the Iron Age, a period …
