Now available: July 2024 issue of Hutton Highlights
The latest issue of Hutton Highlights, our e-magazine showing how Hutton science is driving the sustainable use of land and natural resources, is now available from our Hutton Highlights page.
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Hutton Highlights
Hutton Highlights Hutton Highlights is The James Hutton Institute’s electronic review. The HH magazine offers an overview of our latest advances in
Supercharging science with high performance computing
The UK CropDiversity High Performance Computing (HPC) cluster, managed by The James Hutton Institute, is helping supercharge science in the UK.
Taking Scotland’s rainforests to Davos
As biodiversity hotspots, Scotland’s rainforests are internationally important. The sheer quantity, diversity and rarity of the lichens, mosses and liverworts they are home to is stunning and a joy to experience.
eDNA in the spotlight – the second instalment
This is the second instalment of a series of blog posts highlighting Hutton scientists and their collaborators using environmental DNA (eDNA for short) techniques.
Soil maps
Soil maps To view a wide range of soil and land capability maps online please visit Scotland’s Soils website or the National Library
Understanding climate warming impacts on carbon release from the tundra
Climate warming is shifting the dynamics of the world’s vast tundra environments and making them release trapped carbon, according to a new study supported by the Hutton and published in the journal Nature.
Researchers seek seafood sector insight to unlock by-product prize
Researchers from Aberdeen have put a call out to Scotland’s seafood sector to help it understand why it could be missing out on netting the full potential of its catch by getting more value from by-products.
Trees: the solution to all our problems or not that simple?
Trees are a great way to soak up carbon emissions, improve nature and biodiversity. Right? Well, not always. We take a dive into why where you plant trees can have hidden, perhaps surprising, implications.
Green finance: navigating the future of sustainable investment
Green finance has become a new buzz phrase; an economic lever to help drive environmental solutions that address the climate and ecological crises. Here in Scotland, it’s an idea already being put into practise, with initiatives like the Facility for Investment Ready in Nature in Scotland (FIRNS) programme.
