Scotland

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Illustration of NASA's Perseverance rover operating on the surface of Mars.

Scottish rocks to play a key role in Mars space mission

28 Jul 2023

Ancient rocks from the Isle of Rum in northwest Scotland are playing an important role in an international space mission to discover more about Mars...

Fighting for the rights of football fans

02 Feb 2022

How a Cambridge researcher fought for the rights of football fans and won.

Oldest Scottish manuscript to go on display in Aberdeen

24 Nov 2021

̽��ֱ��Book of Deer, possibly Scotland’s oldest surviving manuscript, is set to return to the north-east of Scotland for the first time in 1,000 years...

Bottlenose dolphins in the Moray Firth. Scotland

Where the river meets the sea: the making of ethical decisions

10 Aug 2016

What is our place in the natural world – and how do we feel about the scientific advances that are changing the way we live? In her book Making a...

What limpets can tell us about life on Mesolithic Oronsay

19 Aug 2015

̽��ֱ��Cambridge Animal Alphabet series celebrates Cambridge's connections with animals through literature, art, science and society. Here, L is for...