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Sunday, 8th November 2009

The Scotsman Science Pages

Weighing up the damage against the green benefits DESPITE its relatively small land mass, Scotland plays an important role in the UK in storing carbon on our land. We host 55 per cent of the UK's terrestrial carbon store.

Unravelling tangled web to see how it has shaped society ONE of the things, some sages say, that distinguishes the current economic maelstrom from its predecessors, is the presence of the internet.

Smart electricity grids crucial to meeting carbon targets THE UK has gone well beyond other countries with its greenhouse gas targets, having committed to a carbon emissions reduction of 34 per cent against 1990 levels by 2020.

Branching out to create a real future rooted in sustainability ON THE day of the festival, at 4am I set off down the dusty track in the jeep.

Energetic shift on Charles Darwin's standard theory

A new source of power on which the Sun will never set

How the animal kingdom can inspire us to live for longer

Food for thought in Susan Rudie's backgreen garden

Agricultural college gives honorary fellowship to head of RSPB Scotland

Charles Henderson: We must fight climate change – by burning more wood

Philippa Montgomerie: Scotland can still be a world leader in stem cell research

Dorothy H Crawford: Sand holds the secret of when we can expect more tsunami devastation

Gregor Buick: Turn remoteness into a virtue by creating new rural powerhouses

Scots help to establish a green future by pooling resources

Forestry Commission looks to the past with cattle grazing scheme

Rolling out the green carpet for Scots carbon neutral ball

Finally unearthing the secrets of our Neanderthal cousins

Goodie, goodie! David's eco-gifts idea wins a wind turbine for his school

Future of energy is a gas when you harness the help of hydrogen

More to be done to develop green energy and secure supplies

Firm with designs on bottled energy

Coming of age for festival that is copied the world over

Dig this – dolphins who go sponging for their food

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