Tech

A Scottish woman with the ability to detect Parkinson's disease through smell has helped scientists develop a groundbreaking test.

The world’s first engineering test centre aimed at speeding the development of materials and structures for tidal energy and transport is to be built in Fife by a partnership between the University of Edinburgh and Babcock International.

Thomas Gillespie was the founder of the ­Royal ­Zoological Society of ­Scotland and a true visionary. As we celebrate our 110th anniversary this week, it is tempting to wonder ­whether even he could have ­imagined the impact RZSS would one day have in protecting vulnerable and endangered wildlife around the world.

A bank is to launch a crowdfunding scheme for female entrepreneurs in an effort to increase the number of women-owned businesses north of the Border.

A law must be introduced to clamp down on unqualified people calling themselves electricians, according to an MSP.

A one-off operation that targets the nerves connected to the kidney has been found to maintain reduced blood pressure in hypertension patients for at least six months.

Thermographic imaging has revealed that the severity of water damage to a renowned Charles Rennie Mackintosh property is far worse than previously thought.

The biggest ever exhibition celebrating the Scottish Enlightenment – the nation’s golden era of great thinkers – is to be staged this year.

Scotland is leading the way and can win a European space race, an MSP has said.

Part of St Margaret’s shoulder bone has been removed from its reliquary by archaeologists seeking to find out more about the life of one of Scotland’s most venerated figures.

Nationwide research, released today, has found the extent to which modern parents are losing the battle over family mealtimes, with 60 percent of those who will not come to the table, eating on the sofa in front of a screen and almost a quarter  eating ALONE in their rooms.

Thousands of people are being asked to take pictures of their footwear in the largest ever study to create a new forensic science database.

“This is for everyone” – the words of Sir Tim Berners-Lee as he gifted his great invention, the World Wide Web, to us all. That was 30 years ago this week and his vision of “universal connectivity” has surely surpassed even his wildest hopes and expectations.

The former nurse of Professor Stephen Hawking has been struck off the nursing register after a panel found she did not give appropriate care to the renowned physicist.

Sir Tim Berners-Lee’s invention of the world wide web has transformed modern life, but more work must be done to ensure it continues to be a force for good, writes Catherine Stihler.

Goosanders are no ordinary ducks. For a start, they have a habit of nesting in trees and, at well over half a metre long, they are much bigger than the average duck on the local park pond.

Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the world wide web, has called on the public and politicians to “come together” to end its misuse in a letter to mark the technology’s 30th anniversary.