All across northern Scotland, you can still see the skeletal remains of prehistoric skyscrapers. Unique to Scotland, these enigmatic Iron Age towers are called brochs. 2,500 years ago, these drystone ...

An ancient meteorite strike hit what is now Scotland significantly later than previously thought, scientists say. The finding will rewrite the region's geological history and change what researchers ...

Prototaxites fossils unearthed in Scotland that will be exhibited in the National Museums Scotland is believed to belong to gigantic organisms ...

Artifacts spanning thousands of years have been uncovered during work on a new golf course in the Scottish Highlands. Traces of ancient dwellings, a ceremonial circle and a wheel which belonged to a ...

INVERNESS, SCOTLAND—BBC News reports that traces of postholes from 16 prehistoric roundhouses and a palisade were uncovered during an investigation conducted ahead of construction of a new prison in ...

The Isle of Skye holds the key to ancient species. From the Elgol dinosaur to the Krusatodon or the world’s largest pterosaur fossil from the Jurassic period, fossils found here have shaped our ...

Polar bears once roamed Great Britain, a new analysis of ancient bones and fossils has revealed. Bones and teeth discovered in a Highland cave in Scotland show a fish-heavy diet eaten by the animals ...

Centuries ago on the Black Isle of Scotland, an ancient community gathered their most precious items, wrapped them and buried them in the ground. It was a place for safekeeping, where the “highly ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ranger Bronwen Thomas and senior-nature conservation-officer Alan Crawford-in the Old Wood of Drum (Image: NTS) Ancient woodland ...