Internet and phone services in Orkney and Shetland have been disrupted because of damage to a subsea cable. Shetland Telecom ...

Three bottlenose whales have been found dead on Papa Westray, one of Orkney's northernmost islands. A specialist team from ...

Dark Bordered Beauty moths in Scotland are reliant on aspen suckers - shoots that sprout from the roots of an aspen tree, acting as a form of vegetative reproduction. Mark catches up with Conservation ...

Archaeologists have identified a 250-year-old shipwreck uncovered on a remote Scottish beach. A mix of science and historical ...

Expert say the wreck discovered on the island of Sanday last year is most likely a former Royal Navy vessel that later became ...

Archaeologists have uncovered the identity of a 1700s vessel shipwrecked in Orkney. Expert say the vessel discovered on the ...

The find was made during a University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute excavation at Skaill farm on the ...

Excitement is building in Orkney as the final countdown begins to the Island Games. Athletes from across the world are in Kirkwall for the opening ceremony in the huge multi-sport event on Saturday ...

Marine archeologists have identified a British warship with ties to Canada, more than a year after it was first discovered as ...

The Island Games kicked off in Kirkwall on Friday night, with 24 teams parading through the streets of the town.