Rare microscopic creatures have been discovered in caves in the Scottish Highlands. Researchers found the tiny crustaceans, named ostracods, in the famous Smoo Cave in Sutherland and Allt nan Uamh ...

The oldest and largest concentration of ancient Scottish cave drawings may soon vanish forever. Archaeologists are battling against time to try to decipher the symbols before erosion, deterioration ...

A hidden gem cave in Scotland, just across the Firth of Forth, holds one of the country’s most remarkable collections of early medieval carvings. Just across the Firth of Forth, between Kirkcaldy and ...

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Bones and fossils found in caves show that polar bears once roamed the Scottish Highlands. Initially thought to belong to brown bears, new analysis of the bones and teeth prove they actually belonged ...

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SAMPLES taken stalagmites found in a Scottish cave show that climate change could have been the spur which brought down the Roman Empire and later created conditions for the Vikings to flourish in ...

Divers have documented the hidden habitats of the sea caves of a remote Scottish island for the first time in a project to increase understanding about them. Marine surveys were carried out in about ...

Archaeologists excavating a Scottish cave identified 50 human bones as likely belonging to a teenage victim of a long and bloody feud between warring families. Better known as 'Massacre Cave,' Francis ...