Science

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...

With global shipping responsible for 3% of greenhouse gases, one startup’s quicklime-powered tech promises to make cargo ships more climate-friendly, by turning exhaust fumes into harmless limestone Containers full of...

RESEARCHERS at the University of Dundee have performed a robotic transatlantic thrombectomy, starting a new chapter for remote stroke treatment. This came after Professor Iris Grunwald, director of the Image...

A scheme in London is delivering clean, affordable energy directly to residents in social housing via newly regulated solar microgrids. Rooftop panels have existed on housing estates such as Frampton...

THE Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh (RBGE) has digitised and published online, free of charge, its entire back catalogue and archive, following a five-year project.  The Botanics said that the...

A US company backed by the Gates Foundation is using virtual reality to show how vaccines save lives – from the Congo to classrooms across America. On World Polio Day,...

A SCOTTISH company has been awarded funding to develop a tool for earlier diagnosis of canine osteoarthritis (OA) – a disease which affects up to 20% of dogs worldwide. Veterinary...