Edinburgh's Royal Botanic Garden celebrates 350th anniversary
The Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh celebrates three and a half centuries of science and conservation.
Aug. 14, 2020 • ~4 min
Tags: conservation biodiversity plants edinburgh gardening coronavirus-lockdown-measures
New equation ‘could predict earthquakes better’ say Edinburgh experts
Researchers in Edinburgh produce a new mathematical model aimed at improving how earthquakes are predicted.
July 13, 2020 • ~3 min
Tags: geology earthquakes edinburgh heriot-watt-university university-of-liverpool
Post office team picked for Antarctic Port Lockroy base
The team will spend four months franking stamps on tourists' postcards and counting penguins.
Sept. 20, 2019 • ~2 min
Tags: environment antarctic cambridge edinburgh oxford leighton-buzzard portsmouth aberdeen
Scientists to study relocated red squirrels' hair
The analysis could provide information on the animals genetics and the diseases that affect them.
March 29, 2019 • ~2 min
Tags: animals university-of-edinburgh edinburgh shieldaig letterewe kinlochewe plockton findhorn gairloch
In six objects
The National Museum of Scotland unveils the final three galleries of its £80m redevelopment.
Feb. 8, 2019 • ~5 min
Tags: art edinburgh egypt
Black Arrow: UK space rocket returns home from Australia
The Black Arrow projectile had lain at its crash landing site in the outback for more than 48 years.
Jan. 21, 2019 • ~3 min
Tags: british-space-programme edinburgh penicuik
Edinburgh scientists discover mammoth secret in ivory DNA
Researchers at Edinburgh Zoo have found woolly mammoth DNA inside ivory trinkets from the illegal trade.
Jan. 4, 2019 • ~4 min
Tags: edinburgh ivory-trade
Gene study unravels redheads mystery
Researchers at Edinburgh University carry out out the largest genetic study of hair colour to date.
Dec. 11, 2018 • ~2 min
Tags: genetics university-of-edinburgh edinburgh
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