How a close encounter with a 'clown of the sea' changed my life
As part of our ad hoc Scotland’s Wonderful Wildlife series, Thom Quinn describes a consequential meeting with a puffin, a ...
23/01/25 Climate change impact on Scottish marine life, muck spreading and the rules around it.
Today it’s muck spreading. We visit a beef farm in the Scottish Highlands where the farmer's been cleaning out the cattle sheds, and using the muck to fertilise the fields. However farmers can’t just ...
Tourist has both hands bitten off by 6ft shark after trying to get snap with animal
The attack comes after the Cayman Islands, 633 miles southwest of Turks and Caicos, issued a warning about feeding sharks ...
Scots Word of the Week: Have you ever encountered a trow?
According to The Scots Magazine of January 1949 they tend to have nocturnal habits: “The fern, which is the floral symbol of Shetland, the trows’ homeland. In the autumn, at Hallowmass, folk had seen ...
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What whale species can be spotted in UK waters?
Take a closer look at some of the incredible whale species that you might see visiting our waters if you are lucky enough!
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Nature Trail: Hibernation is a deeply inactive survival state
In 43 AD, the emperor Claudius launched an invasion of Britain. Historians tell us that the Romans planned to invade Ireland ...
My first safari holiday was as magical as it looks in the movies
My first time on safari in Africa is as magic as it looks in the movies. Before I stepped foot on the flight to Zimbabwe, ...
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Shark photo ‘opportunity’ leads to devastating consequences for tourist
A Canadian tourist has lost both of her hands after a shark attack on a beach in the Turks and Caicos Islands in the ...
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Life on Achill Island in the 1950s through the eyes of a schoolboy
Reflections on resilience: Achill Island in the 1950s was a place where survival depended on resourcefulness, hard work, and the strength of communal bonds. While modern influences gradually reshaped ...
With Gaza in the midst of a humanitarian disaster, UN says ceasefire must hold
Destruction from Israeli air attacks in Gaza, 2025 ...
Alligators, crocodiles and deadly vipers among dangerous animals kept at private homes in Scotland
Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...
The 2000s was the last decade rock reigned supreme. But are rumours of its death greatly exaggerated?
While the White Stripes, Arcade Fire and, especially, Nickelback may have ruled the aughts, there's a reason why they no ...