The oldest and largest concentration of ancient Scottish cave drawings may soon vanish forever. Archaeologists are battling against time to try to decipher the symbols before erosion, deterioration ...

London — The "Stone of Destiny," an ancient symbol of Scotland's monarchy, was on its way from Edinburgh Castle to London on Friday to play its role in the coronation of King Charles III on May 6. The ...

Many animals including humans reproduce through sexual intercourse and researchers have found evidence that this process is pioneered by a fish that existed in Scotland nearly 400 million years ago.

Forty years ago an amateur Scottish paleontologist named Stan Wood made a fascinating discovery, uncovering Westlothiana lizziae, nicknamed "Lizzie." The ancient salamander filled a niche that ...

Geologists have found that an ancient meteorite hit Scotland 200 million years later than previously thought, which has massive implications for the geological history of the region and some of the ...

The ancestors of modern Scottish people left behind mysterious, carved stones that new research has just determined contain the written language of the Picts, an Iron Age society that existed in ...

Jurassic dinosaurs milled about ancient Scottish lagoons, leaving up to 131 footprints at a newly discovered stomping ground on the Isle of Skye in Scotland, according to a new study. Jurassic ...

Get to know Breugnathair elgolensis, a half snake, half lizard that inhabited Jurassic-era Scotland. Meet Breugnathair elgolensis: a newly discovered species of ancient reptile that inhabited what is ...