Features

Environmental miracles in Yunnan

A partnership between Scotland and China is protecting plants in a threatened province.

Space Age Scotland

Scottish innovators are now driving advances in a frontier where few have gone before – outer space.

Life Science Scotland Signals the Way Ahead

Sir Philip Cohen is a patient man. Since the early 1970s he has dedicated himself to understanding one of the bodys principal control mechanisms and how it becomes deregulated in human disease.

Drug discovery and development

Penicillin, beta-blockers, interferon, anti-ulcer drugs, anti-asthma treatments and a whole host of other medical innovations owe their development wholly, or in part, to the work pioneered in Scotland.

The development of ultrasound

Now a standard feature on hospital wards, ultrasound was developed over fifty years ago by a team of researchers in Glasgow.

Tropical Medicine: the Hot Scots

Millions worldwide benefit from Scottish scientific research.

Scotland's Marine Riches

A look into Scotland's ground breaking marine research studies and the current scientific breakthroughs.

Caring for life: a Scots passion

We look at Scotland's role in the life sciences industry, and examine our contribution to the sector.

Tardis: time and relative dimension in . . . Scotland?

We look at Scottish scientists who have had a real impact on our perception of time.

Renewable energy, a more sustainable future

We look at what Scotland is doing to harness the massive energy created by the powerful waves around Scottish shores.