A new study by statisticians at Strathclyde University has said that seals are disrupting efforts to revive the numbers of cods in the waters even as fishermen face strict fishing limits.

According to a new study by a leading environmental pressure group, Aberdeen streets are among the most polluted in Scotland

Market Street and Wellington Road were listed as among the worst of 19 streets in Scotland including levels of tiny particulate matter that are generated by car exhausts, according to Friends of the Earth Scotland

Scottish Government has indicated that it is considering a ban on sale of e-cigarettes to those under the age of 18 years.

E-cigarettes are often marketed as safer alternative to smoking and have been used by many former smokers. There is currently no age limit for e-cigarettes but experts have said that there will be stricter controls on the sale of the e-cigarettes.

The 30 most troublesome and wild Barbary macaques will be taken to Blair Drummond Safari Park near Stirling in central Scotland.

The macaques, Europe's only wild population of monkeys, are a popular tourist attraction. They were introduced to Gibraltar from Africa in the 18th century by British soldiers.

Experts have warned that the Chinese Mitten Crab can prove disastrous for Scotland's salmon and trout and rivers. This invasive species is counted in the list of top 100 worst alien species in the world.

Labour Party, centre-left political party in the United Kingdom, stands ideologically opposed to Alex Salmond, First Minister of Scotland, and his New Secessionists' espoused brand of popular nationalism despite eccentricity. Labour Party's 40 represent constituencies are from north of the border. If the people of Scotland favor independence, the party could be out of power for many years.

The Ardbeg Distillery, a Scotch whisky distillery on the south coast of the isle of Islay, which sent a single malt whisky to International Space Station (ISS) three years ago, will return to our planet next month.

Recent studies show that scientists were right about the fact that marine life thrives near offshore structures of wind farms. Two groups of seals were tracked by marine biologists at two different wind farms. One pack regularly visited a farm in Alpha Ventus that lies off the German coast whereas the other pack was seen frequenting Sheringham Shoal at the south-eastern coast of England.