Scientists reveal the best way to stop seagulls stealing your chips
Worried about how to protect your seaside chips from pesky seagulls? Scientists believe the answer lies in an old-fashioned stare down.
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Miracle twins’ super-surgeon reveals how his landmark, life-saving career almost never got off the ground
The landmark series of operations to separate the conjoined twins took 55 hours, involved more than 100 medical staff and made headlines around the world.
Scots scientists hope their super-spud will help end crop devastation after unearthing Mexican potato’s disease-beating genes
The tatties are small, knobbly and tasteless but a rare breed of potato has been revealed as a super-spud.
UK heatwave: Why the hot weather causes rail disruption
Soaring temperatures in the UK have led rail operators to warn of possible speed restrictions due to the risk of tracks buckling.
Teenager is shooting for the stars and then for Mars as she eyes becoming the youngest person to ever go to space
Most teenagers have ambitions to travel the world, but few can realistically hope to travel the stars.
One giant leap for dramkind: Scots engineers use whisky-box satellites in fight against climate change
Satellites the size of whisky boxes and produced in Scotland are the latest secret weapon in the fight against climate change.
Virgin Media down: Hundreds of complaints of internet and TV outages across Scotland
Virgin Media customers across Scotland have experienced outages in their internet, phone and TV services this afternoon.
Consumer watchdog questions claimed battery life of some iPhone handsets
Apple has been accused of “significantly overstating” the battery life of a number of its iPhone handsets following testing carried out by consumer watchdog Which?.
Self-driving dumper truck trialled in bid to speed up roadworks
A self-driving 25-tonne dumper truck is being trialled in a bid to speed up UK roadworks.
Leading scientist hails Scotland’s united nations of discovery but warns Brexit risks an international brain drain from our labs
A knot of anxiety replaces the swelling of pride in Professor Dame Anne Glover as she looks at the portraits of some of Scotland’s leading women scientists.
A third of Brits admit to snooping on their partner’s devices and social media accounts
More than a third of Britons have admitted to snooping on their partner's devices and social media accounts to find out whether they are guilty of cheating, a study has revealed.