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Russian President Vladimir Putin

Threat posed by Russia 'a double-edged sword for Scotland'

Painter Tai Shan Schierenberg reinterprets celebrated Greenwich riverscapes to mark Scenic Eclipse II's

Ad Feature World’s most luxurious yacht to dock in London marked with new artwork

Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell has admitted stealing thousands of pounds from the party and many people want answers as to why finances were not better scrutinised (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Readers' Letters: Public won't want an inquiry into Murrell affair

A walrus that has been spotted in a harbour in north-east Scotland as it rests and recovers its energy

Onlookers urged to give walrus spotted in harbour space to rest

Meltwater and ice are pouring off Greenland, raising global sea levels by a millimetre every year (Picture: Sean Gallup)

How climate change put Greenland in Donald Trump's sights Dr William McCarthy

US President Donald Trump and UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.

Chagos Islands: Western division benefits Russia, says Alexander

Dougal Gunn Sharp, Founder and Head Brewer at Innis & Gunn, and Jamie Allsopp, Director at Allsopp's and a direct descendent of the brewer's founders, at Innis & Gunn's Brewery in Perth. They opened a bottle of 150 year-old Allsopp's Arctic Ale for the first time to mark the 150th anniversary of the 1875 arctic expedition it was brewed for.

What 150-year-old bottle of 'world's rarest' beer tastes like

Mark Agnew on his way through the Northwest Passage

Scots adventurer Mark Agnew on his Arctic kayak double first

Craig Mathieson

The Polar Academy named as Carlowrie Castle’s 2025 Isobel Award winner

Taking a cold shower can bring benefits (photo: Pexels)

The power of the cold shower revealed

Stay positive in lockdown, there is light at the end of the tunnel.

A blast of positivity stops my lockdown wobble - Janet Christie

Late Summer, Antarctica by Frances

Frances PIC:
The McManus: Dundees Art Gallery and Museum
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Art reviews: Among the Polar Ice | Ade Adesina | Robbie Bushe & Jeanne Cannizzo

The flight of geese across Scotland is one of the true signs that summer is at an end. PIC: Contributed.

8 signs and customs that mark the end of Scottish summer

Robert Pattinson and Scarlett Lindsey in High Life

Film reviews: High Life | Madeline’s Madeline | Pokémon: Detective Pikachu | Arc...

William S Bruce with the crew of the Scotia, flying the expedition saltire - part of the recently discovered collection of pictures taken during the William Speirs Bruce Scottish National Antarctic Expedition, and their vessel "Scotia". Pictures now in Royal Scottish Georgraphical Society archive.

Scots Polar explorer '˜overlooked because of autism'

Polar Academys Greenland journey just the beginning

Rhiannon Walker: Redefining your own limits is a step towards transforming your ...

Dr John Rae gave a harrowing account of Sir John Franklin's demise. Picture: National Galleries Of Scotland/Getty Images

Scotsman 200: The fate of Sir John Franklin

Myrtle Simpson is a prime example of someone for whom retirement hasnt meant hanging up her ski boots. Picture: Contributed

'˜Mother' of Scottish skiing honoured by the Queen

Wild reindeer foraging for food on the island of Spitsbergen on the Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic circle, as scientists say Arctic reindeer are becoming smaller and lighter due to the impact of climate change on their food supplies. Picture: Ben Birchall/PA Wire

Arctic reindeer are shrinking, warn Scottish scientists

Consul-general Andrey Pritsepov and Dairmid Gunn, who has written a book about Scottish Arctic convoy veterans. Photograph: Greg Macvean

Scottish Arctic convoy veterans hailed as heroes by Russian diplomat

Protests at opening of World Indigenous Games

Researchers at a Scottish institute are leading a new European project aimed at tackling marine pollution by encouraging the recycling of plastic litter

Scots researchers tackle marine pollution

Shell has invested £3 billion in its controversial project to drill for oil in the Arctic off Alaska. Picture: Contributed

Shell makes shock exit from Arctic oil drilling

Shane Rodwell with the quadcopter. Picture: SAMS

Scots drone helping to map Arctic’s melting ice

US President Barack Obama surveys the retreating Bear Glacier, centre, from Resurrection Bay. Picture: AP

Global warming in spotlight as Obama visits Alaska

Protesters demonstrate against Shell at the Port of Seattle. Picture: AP

Protesters attack Shell over Arctic oil drilling

Jakub Moravec is recovering after being attacked by a polar bear whilst sleeping in a tent. Picture: AP

Solar eclipse watcher attacked by polar bear

Craig Mathieson puts pupils Morgan Healy, Sara Dunn and Carla Brawley through their paces. Picture: Neil Hanna

100-mile Arctic challenge for Scots teenagers

Arctic charr took up residence in Scotlands lochs when the last ice age thawed out around 13,000 years ago. Picture: Getty

Scottish fish may hold key to how species evolve

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Compact crossword - The Scotsman 24/11/14

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More than hot air

Horatio Chapple suffered extensive injuries to his face and neck. Picture: PA

Polar bear ripped tent and mauled boy to death

Compact crossword - The Scotsman 07/03/2014

Grid: Ros Sherard

Compact Crossword - The Scotsman, 24/01/14

A lone herring gull. Picture: Ian Rutherford

Scottish seabird numbers continue to decline

The funeral of Scottish war veteran and Arctic Convoys campaigner Jock Dempster. Picture: Jane Barlow

Arctic convoy hero’s funeral held in Dunbar

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Experts warn Arctic Ocean turning acidic

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New leader aims to protect Greenland

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Global warming?

Scottish Business Briefing - Wednesday 20 March, 2013

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Arctic convoy: Jock Dempster’s story

Scots scientists to lead antibiotic polar mission
THE hunt for new life-saving antibiotics is set to take a team of researchers, led by scientists at a Scottish university, to some of the deepest stretches of ...

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Country bunkum

Theatre review: The Polar Bears Go Wild, Macrobert, Stirling

‘The climate is changing before our eyes’ as heat soars in 2012

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Kremlin eyes BP’s £16bn stake in oil joint venture

Russian Arctic Convoy memories: “A periscope was sighted, and all hell broke loo...

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Huck steps down as head of BP’s Russian arm

Praise for Belgian teens who survived a night of Arctic blizzards on Ben Macdui

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Hammond sorry for Arctic convoy gaffe

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Emma Cowing: ‘Words such as topsoil, compost, and double digging have taken on a...

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Scots mountaineers face polar bear threat while stranded on Greenland trip

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Russians cast fresh doubt on BP's £10bn share swap deal with Rosneft

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Wildlife fear as 30m of Arctic coast washed away in a year

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BP's new Russian friend plays down rival's Arctic blast

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Scotland has failed to meet its latest target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the latest official figures show. Picture: John Giles/PA Wire

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