Events for October 15, 2026 › Embers into Sparkx 2022

As an example of sheer resilience, the achievement of Sir Ernest Shackleton in the rescue of his men from Elephant Island is one of the greatest stories. Stranded when their ship Endurance was caught in ice, their only hope of survival was for Shackleton and five others to take the ship’s lifeboat on the 800-mile journey to South Georgia through massive seas and wind that froze salt spray to the deck and rigging. The 17-day voyage was followed by a climb over the mountains of South Georgia. Shackleton died 100 years ago, and the wreck of

Mar Lodge Estate in the heart of the Cairngorms has Caledonian woodlands, subarctic mountains, bogs and moorland, burns and lochs, but when the National Trust for Scotland took it over in 1995 the Caledonian pinewoods were dying, the result of a destructive pattern of land use going back over centuries. ...

Edward Stuart Russell (1887-1954) developed a new approach to biology, from a practical background in fisheries management. Born in Port Glasgow, he went from Glasgow University to a civil service career, rising to become director of fisheries with his time spent between London and Lowestoft. ...