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Deep-sea shark nursery found in Outer Hebrides coral reef

18 June 2013   Marine biologists from Heriot-Watt University have discovered a deep-sea shark spawning ground on Scotland’s only inshore coral reef. The Heriot-Watt team discovered egg cases of the blackmouth catshark, Galeus melastomus, on the Mingulay Reef complex, a seascape of... read more

Network of thirteen Commonwealth woodlands unveiled across Glasgow

11 June 2013     Communities across the Glasgow area are being encouraged to head outdoors, get active and enjoy a new network of 13 ‘Commonwealth Woods’ launched today (Tuesday 11 June).   A legacy project of the 2014 Commonwealth Games, the network includes... read more
Tags: Scotland

Orkney schools to pilot clean, green energy education project

29 May 2013   Secondary school pupils in Orkney will be first in the UK to benefit from a new offshore renewables education project launched by The Crown Estate. ‘Clean Energy from the Sea’ enables pupils to acquire the understanding and the technical skills they will need... read more

Mussels as big as size 9 shoes set to reveal their secrets

15 May 2013   A diving expedition off the north coast of Scotland is set to discover the secrets of mussels as big as size 9 shoes. The scientific diving team from Heriot-Watt University’s School of Life Sciences is researching the habitat of the Horse mussel in Scapa Flow,... read more

Commonwealth Games mascot Clyde hosts first woodland games

Deputy First Minister opens Scotland’s first community-shareholder wind farm in Neilston

Between a Rock and an Art Place

Making a conservation conundrum add up

Protecting the language rights of young victims of crime

History on the doorstep to be revealed in towns and cities across Scotland

Tags: RCAHMS , Scotland