A selection of photographs submitted to BBC Scotland News from around the country this week.

This photo gallery, curated by photo editor Subramoney Iyer, highlights some of the most compelling images worldwide made or ...

An online petition calling for the Long Island Sound to be renamed the Gulf of Connecticut has gotten the attention of the ...

Catherine the Great: individual empress, mother of the Russian Renaissance, and the longest-ruling female monarch of Russia.

University of Iowa researchers found in a new study that images of Earth that kindle "blue marble awe" could create more favorable views of renewable energy and the environment.

There’s a long standing theory that stressful jobs make people age faster. In no profession does this theory feel more … ...

Paul Martin's office put out a report Monday detailing the negative impact of the Trump administration’s push for drastic ...

With winter coming to an end, a new list of the "best beaches" in the UK has been shared by renowned travel magazine Condé ...

See why these beaches in Scotland have been named among the best in the whole of Britain by Conde Nast Traveler.

Nine passengers and one pilot were aboard the Bering Air Caravan flight when it was reported overdue at around 4 p.m. local ...

Space debris from rocket bodies orbiting Earth could pose an increased threat of striking aircraft as it falls from space, ...

A paleontologist journeys through Indonesia’s Riau Archipelago in search of our earliest ancestors, and uncovers how ...