The Scottish archipelago is home to some of the UK's 'most beautiful' beaches with white sand and turquoise waters ...

Around the UK are stunning landscapes of turquoise waters, where dolphins can be spotted offshore, and pristine beaches - that's if you know where to find them ...

Hospitality businesses in Orkney will be allowed extended opening hours for Scotland's matches during the World Cup this summer. The national team will face Haiti in their first fixture at the ...

Tracy Borman is not used to being a layperson. With her PhD, OBE and more than a dozen published books, the chief historian at Historic Royal Palaces and chief executive of the Heritage Education ...

During the 2026 Winter Olympics, interest in curling from fans in the United States has developed from curiosity to full-blown interest amid the mixed doubles team of Cory Thiesse and Korey Dropkin ...

The island of Ailsa Craig rises abruptly in the Firth of Clyde, a volcanic plug that can be seen from the Scottish mainland on clear days. And for its rare blue hone found mainly on its northern edge.

On Ailsa Craig, a special type of microgranite provides the special recipe needed for the ideal curling stone. Illustration: Kelsea Petersen / The Athletic; Jeff J. Mitchell / Getty, Andy Buchannan / ...

Team USA won silver in mixed doubles curling on Tuesday after reaching the event’s final for the first time during the Winter Olympics. In the semifinal against Italy on Monday, American curler Cory ...

The word saga is saturated with lofty, epic connotations, but etymologically it simply means “what is said” in Old Norse. Many Norse sagas, originally oral compositions, were written down centuries ...

Ever watch the fun sport of curling during the Winter Olympics or beyond and wondered what the deal was with the giant stones that get slid down the ice? Where do they come from? We've got answers for ...

Commissioning Editor, Health + Medicine and Host of Strange Health podcast, The Conversation The human body, it turns out, is surprisingly good at making stone. Give it enough time and the right ...

Incredible Objects Discovered at Stone Age Site in Scotland!' Was The Centre Of Prehistoric Britain On This Remote Island? Ancient historian Tristan Hughes visits the Ness of Brodgar in the Orkney ...