AN OPEN LETTER TO SAINSBURY’S modern.scot/an-open-lett... #Eggs #BrownEggs

AN OPEN LETTER TO SAINSBURY’S modern.scot/an-open-lett... #Eggs #BrownEggs

Only Scotland could look at whisky and ask: could this move tiny machines? Strathclyde scientists have used chemistry linked to whisky production to propel microscopic particles through liquid. The whisky stays in the glass. The science has wandered off into the lab. modern.scot/scots-scient...

Nearly 100 homes have been evacuated in Coalsnaughton while ground movement is investigated. The cause has not yet been confirmed, but the crisis has placed a former mining village at the centre of wider questions. modern.scot/coalsnaughto...

Nearly 100 homes have been evacuated in Coalsnaughton while ground movement is investigated. The cause has not yet been confirmed, but the crisis has placed a former mining village at the centre of wider questions. modern.scot/coalsnaughto...

Only Scotland could look at whisky and ask: could this move tiny machines? Strathclyde scientists have used chemistry linked to whisky production to propel microscopic particles through liquid. The whisky stays in the glass. The science has wandered off into the lab. modern.scot/scots-scient...

Scottish Ministers have been admonished by the Court of Session after failing to comply on time with a freedom of information decision linked to the Hamilton inquiry papers. Read on Modern Scot: modern.scot/scottish-min...

Scots are being asked to help search more than 700 miles of east coast for one of Britain’s rarest insects. The bordered brown lacewing is only about 1cm long and is known in the UK from a handful of Scottish sites. modern.scot/scots-asked-...

Scottish farmers are on alert as bluetongue movement rules tighten. Scotland has not recorded the disease through current surveillance, restrictions affect livestock movement, breeding decisions, farm planning and rural trade. Read Modern Scot: modern.scot/scottish-far...

Emergency road closures in Nairn followed further investigations into a sinkhole at Douglas Street and High Street. Highland Council says Nairn High Street has reopened with a narrowed lane, but traffic management remains in place. modern.scot/emergency-cl...

The Guardian says the UK green economy is worth more than £100 billion a year. Modern Scot’s response: Scotland should audit that headline, not swallow it. modern.scot/modern-scot-...

Fife Fights Back Against AI Data Centre That Could Use Power Equal to Half Scotland’s Homes The proposed 600MW Cato site near Auchtertool has sparked backlash over energy demand, rural land, water use, noise and Scotland’s AI infrastructure plans. Read Modern Scot: modern.scot/fife-fights-...

The draft is a merger between the United States and Israel. Scotland is not named in the text. But Scotland’s spaceports, military ranges, aviation facilities and North Atlantic defence role place it close to the infrastructure such technologies can depend on. modern.scot/scotlands-sp...

John Swinney wants full energy powers devolved to Scotland as household bills rise again. Modern Scot looks at the claim, the limits of Holyrood’s current powers, Ofgem’s price cap and the fiscal questions behind the argument. modern.scot/swinney-pres...

From the United States -- interesting. eciks.org/6656-power-p...

Glasgow has set out a new land plan for more than 30,000 homes, new job zones, River Clyde regeneration and changes across the city over the next decade. Read Modern Scot: modern.scot/glasgow-sets...

Fife Homes to be Bought to Protect Tenants Facing Eviction modern.scot/fife-homes-t...

A bridge or a tunnel... modern.scot/the-other-wa...

Lab-Grown Meat is Not on Scottish Plates Yet, But the Food Fight Has Begun modern.scot/lab-grown-me...

Paper, Trees and Hyperscale Data Centres: Scotland’s New Environmental Questions modern.scot/paper-trees-...

Paper, Trees and Hyperscale Data Centres: Scotland’s New Environmental Questions modern.scot/paper-trees-...

Lab-Grown Meat is Not on Scottish Plates Yet, But the Food Fight Has Begun modern.scot/lab-grown-me...

When Abuse Is Not a Bruise: Older Women, Rural Scotland and the Law That Changed modern.scot/when-abuse-i...

A bridge or a tunnel... modern.scot/the-other-wa...

"Never trust systems that are built without you." - Glendarragh Code

Scotland hosts a dispersed American military network: aircraft at Lossiemouth, nuclear systems on the Clyde, military transit through Prestwick, and NATO exercises in Scottish waters. Modern Scot looks at what the public record shows. modern.scot/the-american...

A simple Cullen Skink recipe. modern.scot/a-simple-cul...

Scotland has rainforest, but not much of it is left. The surviving fragments cling to the wet western edge, rich in mosses, lichens, fungi, ferns and old woodland species. modern.scot/the-rare-rai...

Scotland recorded its most severe wildfire season in 2025. The risk now reaches across moorland, peatland, woodland and rural communities, with dry, windy periods changing how quickly land can burn. Modern Scot looks at fire on Scotland’s land. modern.scot/scotlands-fi...

Shetland is weighing a 60-year choice between ageing ferries and roads beneath the sea. New cost summaries (included in article) place tunnels and ferry upgrades side by side for Unst, Yell, Whalsay and Bressay. modern.scot/from-ferries...

A former oil depot in Ardrishaig is moving closer to a new life as a whisky distillery and visitor destination. Argyll and Bute Council has approved £250,000 for the next phase of work at the Gleaner site beside the Crinan Canal. modern.scot/former-ardri...

Arbroath has opened its new active travel route after years of debate, disruption and redesign. The £15m project reshapes links between the town centre, transport hubs, seafront and visitor destinations. Modern Scot looks at what has changed. modern.scot/arbroath-ope...

Aberdeen’s new Voi e-bike scheme has passed 5,000 early trips. The figures are small beside the city’s wider transport questions, but they show people are willing to try another way of making short journeys when it is visible, simple and affordable. modern.scot/aberdeens-e-...

100 Things An Independent Scotland Could Choose To Do modern.scot/100-things-a...

100 Things An Independent Scotland Could Choose To Do modern.scot/100-things-a...

A £10,000 deposit boost may help some Scots buy their first home. But Scotland’s housing problem is larger than deposits. It is supply, affordability, regional pressure and whether young people can live where they want. modern.scot/first-homes-...

BBC says Scotland’s green economy is real. True. But Scotland can produce power and still lack power. modern.scot/bbc-says-sco...

Stirling Council’s road works notice has been closed after pedestrian safety improvements. modern.scot/stirling-roa...

Scotland is being rewired. Hitachi Energy’s projects aren't isolated. Together, they show how the Highlands, Islands and north east are becoming central to the UK's next electricity system. The question is simple: does Scotland benefit? modern.scot/the-quiet-re... #ModernScot #Scotland #Energy

Scotland produces energy. Scottish households still face rising bills. Ofgem’s 13 per cent price cap increase raises an old and uncomfortable question: how does an energy-rich country remain so exposed to household energy pressure? modern.scot/what-ofgems-...

The Smith Commission did not close Scotland’s constitutional future. It said nothing in the report prevented Scotland becoming independent if the people of Scotland so chose. So why does it matter again now? Read Modern Scot: modern.scot/what-was-the... #Scotland #SmithCommission #IndyRef2