In 1942, British scientists from the Porton Down science park tested an experimental bioweapon in Scotland's remote and picturesque Gruinard Island. A highly virulent anthrax strain was chosen to ...

During the Second World War, government scientists from Porton Down attempted to weaponise anthrax, creating a deadly strain that they then tested on Gruinard Island, an uninhabited remote site off ...

Famed WWII site in Scotland inspires tabloid hype, daredevil tourism and dark humor. GRUINARD BAY, Scotland — It was here on this fern-covered island that British scientists first harnessed the deadly ...