Dolly the cloned sheep was created there; the existence of the Higgs boson was predicted there. But soon Scotland could leave the United Kingdom, with potentially major repercussions for science.

On a sharp morning on the southern edge of Glasgow, Nicola Sturgeon, the First Minister of Scotland and the leader of the Scottish National Party, arrived at a dentist’s office for a photo opportunity ...

MARTIN Compston has said he still supports Scottish independence and will vote SNP at the next Holyrood elections – but is ...

Scotland will vote whether to become an independent nation, potentially severing a 307-year-old union with England, on Thursday. (See our live coverage of the voting here.) Here's what you need to ...

LONDON — The search to fill the soon-to-be empty shoes at the apex of Scottish politics was underway Thursday following the surprise announcement by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon that she was ...

A view from St Rule's Tower overlooks the town of St Andrews, Scotland. St Andrews, Scotland --It’s a bitterly cold November day in the Scottish town of St Andrews, the kind of morning when the grass ...

Scots voted to remain in the E.U., and they resent being dictated to by England. And they just plain don’t like Prime Minister Boris Johnson. By Stephen Castle The millions of votes cast across ...

Editor’s note: Judges from Britain’s Supreme Court ruled on November 23rd that Scotland’s devolved parliament cannot pass a law calling for a referendum on independence without the approval of the ...

WITH THE possible exception of William Wallace, the best-known Scottish nationalist was, for a while, a woman. In 1967, Winifred Ewing, “a slight, blonde woman in a purple coat” in the words of one ...

Nick McKerrell does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

Quick response to some commenters: Thank you for pointing out that the 1979 vote was, of course, for devolution rather than for full independence. You're right. This was a slip, and I've corrected the ...