Concerns were raised recently when a river in the Scottish capital turned a disconcerting shade of green.
A stuffed tiger toy found in a cowshed managed to spark an armed police alert in Scotland at the weekend.
A forensic artist has pieced together the appearance of a woman who was once imprisoned for witchcraft.
NASA has revealed some of the results of its recent experiment involving twins Scott and Mark Kelly.
Thousands of people watched online as the popular confectionery was launched in to the heavens on Friday.
This month marks the 50th anniversary of a UFO sighting at Shag Harbour on Nova Scotia's South Shore.
The freestanding doors have turned up in several towns, leaving local residents scratching their heads.
The remarkably well-preserved fruitcake was left behind by Captain Scott's ill-fated expedition.
Yaphet Kotto, who starred in Ridley Scott's 1979 movie 'Alien', has had close encounters of his own.
The research has indicated that neonicotinoid pesticides are harmful to both honeybees and wild bees.
A couple in the Scottish Borders have struggled to find a nanny that will stay in their 'haunted' home.
A group of tourists recently spotted a strange object in the waters of Scotland's legendary loch.
Professor Neil Gemmell is hoping to acquire a DNA sample of the legendary Scottish lake monster.
A major shakeup of the dinosaur family tree has suggested that they may have originated in the UK.
Astronaut Scott Kelly spent 340 days aboard the space station while his twin brother remained on Earth.
Archaeologists believe that they have located the site of a lost kingdom dating back to the Dark Ages.
As many as 20,000 fish and other sea creatures have recently washed up in Canada and nobody knows why.
Scientists have put together a reconstruction of what the famous Scottish king would have looked like.
A dog walker has uploaded footage of the ground wobbling up and down in a suburban Scottish park.
Forget haggis - Neolithic Scots living on the islands may have once had an appetite for the humble vole.