EDINBURGH, Scotland — The puffin population off Scotland’s east coast has dropped by nearly a third in less than five years, prompting scientists to issue warnings Wednesday about the orange-beaked ...

If you’ve never seen the ‘clowns of the sea’ here are the spots you should wing it to - to mark this year’s Puffin Day. They’re one of the most interesting and colourful creatures you can encounter in ...

More than 100 dead puffins have been found washed up on the shores of the north east of Scotland in the last three weeks. Many of the birds have been found off the coast of Orkney and Shetland.

A puffin has died after washing up on an Aberdeenshire beach amid stormy weather. The 34-year-old bird was discovered at Balmedie Beach and taken to New Arc Wildlife Rescue in Ellon on January 29.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Cliffs of Yesnaby are famed for their towering sea stacks, where strong winds are ideal for birdwatching. Photograph by Danita ...

Green power firm SSE Renewables has teamed up with Microsoft on an artificial intelligence (AI) project trial in Scotland that could speed up the time it takes to bring new sources of renewable energy ...

Spring. The word itself says it all: longer, warmer days that (quite literally) put a spring in your step and a smile on your ...

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The Isle of May, off Scotland's east coast, is home to one of the UK's biggest colonies of seabirds. Some 200,000 birds, from kittiwakes to guillemots can flock to the rocky outcrop at the height of ...