Science

A NEW study led by Scottish scientists will explore how crops remember extreme weather changes in an effort to ensure food and nutrition safety amidst climate change. A team of...

SCOTLAND’S space sector has grown rapidly in recent years, becoming an important industry and a “globally significant” player.  This is according to claims made by Scottish Government business minister Richard...

A REVOLUTIONARY quantum sensing project that could transform cancer treatment by tracking how immune cells interact with tumours has been awarded a £2m Future Leaders Fellowship. The four-year fellowship, funded...

ACCORDING to new research by Confused.com Life Insurance, 51% of Scotland’s population are using AI to self-diagnose their health issues. The research found that people are turning to tools like...

HERIOT-WATT University has today announced a new international programme to support women from Sub-Saharan Africa through their postgraduate studies over the next five years. The Hoogenboom Scholarship Programme will provide fully funded...

RESEARCHERS at Robert Gordon University (RGU) have uncovered evidence of an assassination plot, dating to 1746, against folkloric Jacobite rebel leader, Charles Edward Stuart.  Better known as Bonnie Prince Charlie,...

THE University of Edinburgh has returned the skulls of native American people used for racist phrenology studies in the late 19th century.  Six skulls have been returned to the Muscogee Nation...

ARCHAEOLOGISTS will this year begin surveys on Edinburgh’s iconic Calton Hill to “uncover” the secrets of the famous mound’s ancient history and historic use.  Conservationists, who are working with an...

MULTIMILLION pound research to create the first ever 3D movies of black holes will see a combination of international expertise and AI developed in the UK. Dr Kazunori Akiyama has...

DANGEROUS floods caused by meltwater from glaciers are happening far more often than initially thought, new research has revealed. An international team of researchers, including the University of Dundee’s glaciology...