9+ hour, 54+ min ago  (926+ words) THE story of how a couple in Perthshire reintroduced beavers into Scotland's wilderness for the first time in 400 years, in a landmark moment in the species conservation, has been celebrated in a new children’s book. My Dad Brought Beavers Back…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (475+ words) COMMUNITIES across Lochaber are being invited to discuss the possible reintroduction of beavers to the region as part of efforts to restore Scotland's native wildlife. A series of drop-in consultations will be held next month by nature restoration partnership Loch…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago  (644+ words) GEOLOGISTS have been given a “one-of-a-kind” window into Scotland’s geological past as they analyse core rock drilled from the Great Glen Fault during investigations for a hydro-storage scheme. The Great Glen Fault is the largest geological fault structure in the UK…...

10+ mon, 6+ day ago  (506+ words) HILLWALKERS have a “very exciting” opportunity to find meteorite fragments which scattered over Scotland this summer, researchers have said. The bright meteor was witnessed by by some Scots as it streaked across the sky in the early hours of Thursday…...

10+ mon, 2+ week ago  (278+ words) THREE men are under investigation for causing “serious damage” to a protected and internationally renowned geological site in the Highlands. Police Scotland said that three men aged 45, 53, and 75 have been reported to the Procurator Fiscal in connection with damage at…...