A horror virus spread by midges wiped out 92 newborn lambs on an Ayrshire farm, it’s emerged. Dundonald farmer Michael Goldie saw nearly two-thirds of his 152 lambs killed last month by the ...

A horror virus spread by midges wiped out 92 newborn lambs on an Ayrshire farm, it’s emerged. Dundonald farmer Michael Goldie saw nearly two-thirds of his 152 lambs killed last month by the deadly ...

From the earliest spellings (e.g. Muggehala 1182) toponymists believe Monkhall originally meant 'nook infested by midges' from the Old English mycg/midge and halh/nook. That suggests that it was ...

Antarctica’s only native insect, the Antarctic midge, has finally given up some of its tightly held survival secrets, thanks to a new study by researchers at Osaka Metropolitan University. Researchers ...

Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands – Tuesday, 18 February 2025: The Turks and Caicos Islands have been experiencing an increase in non-biting midges around wetland areas. While harmless to ...

Prepare for midges Worried about midge season? The Scotland experts reveal how to lower the risk. They explain: ‘We always get asked about midges, so to set the records straight, yes ...

Dr Hamish MacInnes, the Scottish mountain rescue guru whose high-altitude adventures from the Himalayas to Glencoe made him one of the most revered figures in mountaineering history, has left his ...

(1/2) On the 13 February 1692, Scottish government troops slaughtered between 30-40 members of Clan MacDonald in their home in Glencoe, in the Scottish Highlands. They fell upon them without ...

Clan Donald was a huge force within the Highland clan system, of which, the MacDonalds of Glen Coe (or MacIains as they were more specifically known) were only a small part. Glen Coe had been home ...

In 2024 alone, the median price of homes sold in Glencoe went up 25%, Crain’s reported last week. It's not clear how much Heritage spent on repairing the home’s alleged problems, but the ...