Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - Visitors look at the 5,000 year-old remains of Skara Brae village in the Scottish Orkney Islands, July 19, 2005, which was ...

On a recent trip to Great Britain, I decided at the last minute to snip two days off my time in London and go somewhere I’ve never been before: the Orkney Islands. Perched just an hour’s ferry ride ...

Incredible Objects Discovered at Stone Age Site in Scotland!' Was The Centre Of Prehistoric Britain On This Remote Island?

It's 7:30 in the morning, and David Seth Moltz is excited. He's spent the last hour or so thumbing through a mini-guide of Scottish wildflowers, where the plants are grouped by habitat (Highlands, ...

As global fuel shocks expose energy supply vulnerabilities, Orkney’s pioneering wind, wave and tidal innovations position the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Joanne Shurvell writes about travel, food, culture and fashion. A 30 minute flight from the northeastern coast of Scotland will ...

SSEN Transmission has welcomed the publication by Ofgem in which the energy regulator has provisionally approved plans to provide a subsea electricity transmission link to Orkney. The Orkney Islands ...

A young walrus who has become something of a celebrity as he tours the Scottish coastline is "just exploring", experts say.

Sick of being ignored by far-away politicians, officials on Scotland’s remote Orkney Islands are mulling a drastic solution: rejoining Norway, the Scandinavian country that gave them away as a royal ...