SCIENCE

The Book of Deer, a biblical manuscript, contains the first written evidence of the Scottish Gaelic language.

Titanoboa cerrejonensis is the largest snake ever known to have existed and an early ancestor to today's boa constrictors.

Intriguing behaviour of raptors is widely known among Australia's indigenous people and is often represented in sacred ceremonies.

In rural China, people who believe in witches will ostracise entire families they are suspicious of. But it turns out the 'witches' will stick together to survive.

Scientists have long believed there may be a fourth spatial dimension beyond human perception in our 3D world.

Global Ipsos-Mori poll finds more Indians believe in prospect of alien invasion than any other country.

Researchers found various artefacts that can be traced back to the early medieval monastic period in a field near Deer Abbey in Aberdeenshire.

Global warming and changing climate have expanded regions in the ocean that have zero oxygen by four times. In coastal waters it has gone up ten-fold since 1950.

Archaeologists uncovered hundreds of flint axes at the site in Jaljulia and believe the area may have been a regularly visited spot by prehistoric hunter gatherers.

Scientists found that while in the Arctic region the sinking was over 1mm a year, in the south Pacific it was 0.4mm a year.

Following the successful Zuma mission, SpaceX's new massive Falcon Heavy rocket will be launched later this month.

The spectacular image was taken by the Juno spacecraft from a distance of about 13,345km.

A brave dog named Red survived 10 days in the on Preseli mountains after getting 'disoriented' and disappeared during a walk.

The human body has evolved to handle only a certain amount of temperature changes on Earth. Space, however, presents a whole new level of challenges and physical stress.

The formations captured by the Curiosity rover are one to two millimetres wide and up to five millimetres long.

Hundreds of inhabitants of the island, which is on the northeast of Papua New Guinea, have been evacuated.

The stars have been spotted in the Large Magellanic Cloud called 30 Doradus or the Tarantula nebula.

The spectacular event can be viewed with the naked eye and there is no need for a telescope.

From going to Mercury to taking tourists on space rides, there is a lot to look forward to in 2018.

In just two years' time, two rovers launch for Mars to look for signs of life – Mars2020 by Nasa and ExoMars by the European Space Agency and Roscosmos.

30 years ago, the Montreal Protocol was agreed to regulate the use of chemicals that deplete the ozone - a layer of the atmosphere which shields the Earth from harmful UV rays.

The object made headlines in 2017 when it was confirmed as the first interstellar visitor to our solar system.

As the US east coast battles Storm Grayson and a "bomb cyclone," Victoria in Australia has seen a 10km stretch of Hume Freeway begin melting - with higher temperatures to come.

Study from University of Aberdeen finds economic status does have an effect on attractive of men, but not the same for women.

January 5 marks National Bird Day - but how much do you know about our feathered friends? Take our quiz and find out.

Animal protection groups and local authorities have urged people to shelter their pets indoors during the icy weather.

Scientists studied the fossilised bones of a shark that lived during the Devonian period to find that humans' ancient ancestor was also related to sharks.

The new prime number was found in December 2017 by multiplying 77,232,917 twos and then subtracting one.

Britain throws away 500,000 coffee cups each day but only one in 400 cups are recycled. MPs call for 25p charge on takeaway coffee cups to be introduced to fight waste.