Scottish History Ledger

In 1876, a message was sent from the remote Scottish archipelago of St Kilda in a most unusual fashion. It was placed inside a wooden container, sealed against the weather, attached to a floating sheep’s bladder and released into the North Atlantic. There was

Scientists are moving closer to one of the most ambitious developments in transfusion medicine: human blood components that can be dried, stored without refrigeration and restored for emergency treatment when conventional blood supplies are unavailable. On 18 October 2026, researchers at the Chinese Academy