From more vegetation to flying embers, the BBC Earth team look at why the fires in LA have been so intense and why they've ...

A prolonged dry spell combined with strong winds has created the "perfect conditions" for Los Angeles wildfires to rage out ...

My team’s new study may help solve the evolutionary mystery, revealing how a vane on the tip of their tails may have helped ...

Multiple universities across Scotland have received millions of pounds worth of funding from the Chinese state and related ...

Researchers at the University of Edinburgh have discovered how a pterosaur was able to take to the sky after using new laser ...

Researchers at Edinburgh University harness new laser technology to discover large sail-like ‘vanes’ at the end of the ...

An Edinburgh University alumnus who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2016 has died at the age of 82. Born in a small ...

Is reincarnation real? Is communication from the “beyond” possible? A small set of academics are trying to find out, case by ...

A rediscovered 'lost' fragment of music, hidden within the pages of Scotland's first full-length printed book, is offering ...

The rising popularity of vaping and its financial boost to convenience stores has been highlighted in a new University of Edinburgh study. Vapes are now ...

Sarah Breeden, the Bank’s deputy governor for financial stability, also said firms might respond to the tax rises by cutting ...

Most women with intermediate-risk breast cancer can safely skip chest wall irradiation after mastectomy and avoid the risks ...