/tags/scotland Scotland en-US Copyright Mon, 12 Jan 2015 00:08:00 GMT /npr-blogs/2015-01-11/ancient-scottish-sea-reptile-not-nessie-but-just-as-cute It was 15 feet long, with a snout shaped like a dolphin's. This newly identified meat-eater swam the seas near the Isle of Skye in the time of dinosaurs. Mon, 12 Jan 2015 00:08:00 GMT /npr-blogs/2015-01-11/ancient-scottish-sea-reptile-not-nessie-but-just-as-cute Joe Palca /politics/2014-09-11/scottish-independence-vote-stirs-up-centuries-old-questions The people of Scotland will vote next week on whether to become an independent country. As the referendum approaches, many are examining the long legacy… Thu, 11 Sep 2014 16:46:53 GMT /politics/2014-09-11/scottish-independence-vote-stirs-up-centuries-old-questions Anita Rao, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2014-09-11/scottish-independence-vote-stirs-up-centuries-old-questions The people of Scotland will vote next week on whether to become an independent country. As the referendum approaches, many are examining the long legacy… Thu, 11 Sep 2014 16:46:53 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2014-09-11/scottish-independence-vote-stirs-up-centuries-old-questions Anita Rao, Frank Stasio