Experts previously thought the first Scottish coins were minted in England, but this penny came from Edinburgh. National ...

Greenland, the largest island on Earth, possesses some of the richest stores of natural resources anywhere in the world.

Scientists drilled to the bottom of Greenland's 1,600-foot deep Prudhoe Dome and found it disappeared in the early Holocene, ...

The natural sands of beaches along the Firth of Forth are being mixed with significant amounts of human-made materials like ...

If you’re looking to strike gold – silver or bronze, too – look to Ailsa Craig. This uninhabited isle 10 miles off the coast ...

KENNETH White, one of Scotland’s most profound yet overlooked literary figures of the 20th century, spent his life resisting containment – ...

Some call the southern Indiana town a "thin space." Its quirky history can be traced back to two 19th-century utopian ...

The National Geographic Endurance is a comfortable base for explorations in icy waters, whether in the Arctic or in the ...

New geological trail proposed on Scotland’s most famous road trip route - Visitors can explore the oldest rocks in western ...

A trail spotlighting some of western Europe’s oldest rocks has been proposed at a village in the Scottish Highlands. Geology ...

Western Highlands and southern Wales among most active regions, according to British Geological Survey ...

A BRAND-new coastal trail on the iconic North Coast 500 route could be set to open next year. Gairloch is located on the ...