Scotland to ban GM crops
Scotland is set to ban the cultivation of genetically modified (GM) crops, officials announced Sunday.
Biotechnology
Aug 9, 2015
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Loch Ness Monster hunter hooked on catfish theory
A man who has spent 24 years scanning Scotland's Loch Ness for its legendary mysterious monster reckons Nessie is most likely a giant catfish—although he is not prepared to give up looking just yet.
Other
Jul 17, 2015
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Does violence lead away from freedom?
Independence is more likely to be successful for countries where the struggle has been peaceful, than in places where violence has been used, according to a new study at the University of St Andrews.
Social Sciences
Jul 14, 2015
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Majority of people in Britain harmed by other people's drinking
A new report from the University of Sheffield Alcohol Research Group and the Institute of Alcohol Studies (IAS) has revealed more than half of Scots and three-quarters of people from North West England are harmed by another ...
Social Sciences
Jul 13, 2015
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Mapping the people of Scotland
Researchers at UCL have mapped the people of Scotland in unprecedented detail.
Social Sciences
Jul 2, 2015
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Remote cave study reveals 3000 years of European climate variation
University of New South Wales Australia-led research on limestone formations in a remote Scottish cave has produced a unique 3000-year-long record of climatic variations that may have influenced historical events including ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 15, 2015
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Study considers football behaviour legislation
An evaluation by the University of Stirling and ScotCen Social Research has been published today, on the impact of legislation covering disorder and offensive behaviour at football matches.
Social Sciences
Jun 15, 2015
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Oldest non-biblical Scottish manuscript is evidence of lost literary culture
A researcher at the University of Glasgow has discovered the oldest surviving non-biblical manuscript from Scotland.
Other
Apr 29, 2015
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Google to help search for Scotland's Loch Ness monster
Those keen to search for Scotland's mythical Loch Ness monster can do so from anywhere in the world after Google launched a cache of underwater and surface images of the lake.
Internet
Apr 21, 2015
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Scottish puffins found with plastic pellets in their stomachs
Autopsies of dead puffins collected from the Isle of May in Scotland have revealed that, along with their usual diet of sand eels, these charismatic seabirds have been eating plastic pellets, known as nurdles.
Mar 27, 2015
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