Stone tools and stone circles discovered in coastal Scotland show that prehistoric people settled farther north than anyone previously believed.

The Northern Lights have been creating spectaculars display across Scotland and the UK this week. The aurora has been visible to the naked eye without the need for photo equipment - which is rare for southern areas. There have been sightings as far south ...

Dozens of schools have been closed and travel warnings are in place after snow swept across northern parts of Scotland. Nineteen schools in Aberdeenshire and 20 in the Highland Council area were shut for the day. Several schools and nurseries in Shetland ...

The Northern Lights, also known as the Aurora Borealis, are moving patterns of green, blue, purple and red colours caused by solar storms on the surface of the sun, which create clouds of electrically charged particles that are forcefully expelled.

Plans are reportedly being explored by a team in Edinburgh regarding a floating tunnel to link Northern Ireland and Scotland. Eoin MacDonald, a member of the team based at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, told The Times: "From an engineering ...

In the far northern Highlands of Scotland, the historic county of Sutherland cradles rugged coastline, ruined castles, and the A’ Mhòine peninsula—Scots Gaelic for “the peat bog”—an expanse so barren it could be the surface of the moon.

According to Biffa, the deal expands the Group’s footprint in northern Scotland and strengthens Hamilton’s presence in the C&D sector. It also positions the Group to capitalise on new opportunities linked to investment in ports and renewable energy ...

The Stones of Stenness, a brood of lichen-encrusted megaliths in the far north of the British Isles, could be mistaken for a latter-day work of land art, one with ominous overtones. The stones stand between two lochs on the largest of the Orkney Islands ...

An underwater tunnel between Northern Ireland and Scotland - nicknamed “Boris’s Burrow” - is expected to undergo a feasibility study. An independent review on connectivity across the United Kingdom is now expected “to say that civil servants should ...