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Gazans race to preserve cultural heritage damaged in war

GAZA, Dec 3 (Reuters) - With 70,000 dead, countless injured, hundreds of thousands of people homeless and whole districts laid to waste, the task of rebuilding Gaza is almost beyond comprehension. But at a handful of sites where the enclave's most valuable historical monuments

Oysters booming in Firth of Forth

European flat oysters returned to the Firth of Forth as part of a major restoration project are showing signs of loving their new home. Monitoring by the Heriot-Watt scientific dive team, as part of the Restoration Forth project, has shown a high average survival rate of about