UCLA cluster of Scottish islands could help solve one of our planet's greatest mysteries, scientists say.The Garvellach islands off the west coast of Scotland are the best record of...

Persisting solar storms created the ideal conditions for aurora borealis in the northern hemisphere, displaying a spectacle that could be seen from space. The astronaut Matthew Dominick, based in...

BBCWhen Roberto Macri built his luxury hotel in the Kenyan coastal village of Kipini, it was about 100m (330ft) away from the beautiful waters of the Indian Ocean.For nearly...

BBCA handbag made from alligator skin and tiny vials of perfume that still release a potent scent are just some of the precious artefacts recovered from the world’s most...

Water companies that fail to meet basic standards will have to pay customers more in compensation, the government is proposing.New rules for what could trigger these payments, including failing...

NOCBoaty McBoatface spent 55 days at sea before coming ashore in ScotlandBattling choppy waves and high winds, three engineers pulled ashore a yellow submarine in Scotland this week.With sheets...

The Perseid meteor shower - which Stargazers say is one of the best meteor showers of the year - is set to peak between August 11th and 13th.But you...

EPAButch Wilmore and Sunita Williams prior to the launch of their mission in JuneWhen two American astronauts blasted off on a test mission to the International Space Station on...

BBCFfos-y-Fran was the UK's last opencast coalmine Oversight of what was the UK's largest opencast coalmine has been described as a case of "epic mismanagement" with "heart-rending" impacts for...

BBC/Kevin ChurchThe Royal Mint says there is value in things we are throwing awayThe company has built a large industrial plant on its site in Llantrisant in Wales to...

A group of scientists say they have found new evidence to back up their theory that complex life on Earth may have begun 1.5 billion years earlier than thought.The...

Emma J LongThe scientists were able to pick out the perfectly preserved creature's internal anatomy in different colours The internal anatomy of a prehistoric creature the size of a...