Good forecast for mobile phone signals
Scots scientists are one step closer to solving the problem of mobile phone signals breaking up in bad weather.
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From iron collar to irn-bru
A book hailed as the most definitive record of Scotland's history is claiming to puncture the nation's best-known stereotypes.
Diabetes in Scotland
Does the care and treatment of young diabetics vary depending on geographical and cultural factors?
Where did Scotland come from?
Scottish geologists studying one of the major fractures in the Earth's crust may be able to prove once and for all the origins of the pieces of the Earth's crust which make up Scotland.
New Zealand war veteran study collaboration
A New Zealand-based chromosome researcher studying the long-term genetic effects of British nuclear testing on New Zealand war veterans, is spending the week (beginning Monday 10th September, 2001)in St Andrews collaborating with a fellow chromosomal specialist.
‘Super plastics’ at science festival
A University of St Andrews scientist explained how new materials could develop roll-up tv screens and make the internet faster at one of the UK's biggest science festivals today (Wednesday 5th September, 2001) in Glasgow.
The Cairngorms: contested mountains
The first ever historical study into one of Scotland's most bitter landuse and environmental conflicts has been produced by a University of St Andrews historian.
New insight into chimpanzee behaviour
Chimpanzees display some of the same cultural diversity as people, according to two of the world's leading primate experts.
Explaining memory performance in old age
Quality of life for the elderly could be improved with the launch of a new study into memory performance in old age.
Showcase of new wildlife population techniques
Nearly 100 wildlife biologists from across the world will gather in St Andrews next week to discuss new ways of determining the density or abundance of wildlife populations.