Forensic experts will descend on Starks Park this weekend (Saturday 5 March 2011) as the football club is the latest venue to experience a dramatic criminal incident.

Soil scientists pay tributes to former colleague Dr James Reith who passed away in Edinburgh, aged ninety.

Scientists will look at whether there is a link between the nutrients in the soil and the disease.

Kirkwall Sheriff Court is the apt venue for an evening where crime fiction will come face to face with science fact.

Damaged peatlands are a huge source of emissions in the UK and worldwide, but restoring them can not only bring significant carbon savings but also vital improvements to wildlife and water management.

An exciting exhibition exploring and explaining the fascinating world of peat bogs through a wide range of artistic techniques is now on display at the Thomas Tosh Gallery, Thornhill.

Results of a national inventory of Scotlands soils will provide scientists with invaluable evidence on climate change. The Institute has completed a national soil sampling project which it will use to compare with samples taken 25 years earlier from the same locations to investigate the impact of climate change on our soils.

Almost half a million pounds has been awarded to scientists to allow them to see if climate change could impact on the levels of carbon dioxide released from Europe’s soils.

A project is about to get underway to count Scotland’s worms. [continue reading ... ]

Gone are the days when allotments provided much needed food for a war-hit Britain in the 1940s; recent years have seen a huge surge in popularity allotments thanks to people’s increasing interest in organic produce, food provenance, healthy eating and the environment. With the onset of the credit crunch, more people than ever are turning to these small plots of land to cut costs on their grocery bills. [continue reading ... ]