Burns Night is celebrated throughout the world, but has particular relevance in Northern Ireland.

A Speyside distillery, village and hotel share the name Craigellachie, meaning “rocky hill”. Perched above the confluence of ...

Scottish American Capital had the audit in hand when it negotiated and closed the sale to WIA in April 2021. But WIA says the sellers never brought it up. The problems surfaced in ...

Glasgow Film Festival (GFF) has announced the full programme for its 22nd edition, with GFF26 running from 25 February until 8 March. The festival will host 126 films across 12 days, including 16 ...

Robert Burns—known today as Scotland’s national poet—holds a unique place not only in Scottish literature, but also in the cultural life of North Carolina. Born in 1759 in Ayrshire, Scotland, Burns ...

The SBI Life Spell Bee competition concluded with Avik Agrawal from Bombay Scottish School clinching the 'Spell Master of India' title. Over 1.25 lakh students participated in the event, which ...

Before the World Cup finals and the Commonwealth Games, 2026 brings an intense political contest in Scotland. This is a Holyrood election year that will either end or extend the SNP's nearly two ...

As the clock strikes midnight and the world ushers in 2026, revelers around the globe will sing "Auld Lang Syne," a song about "old acquaintance be forgot" and, well, other lyrics people may not ...

Anywhere you go in the United States, you’re likely to encounter a word you’ve never heard before or never used regularly, as each state has its own set of slang words that might cause a few head ...

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England's Chris Wakelin won eight frames in a row on his way to securing the Scottish Open title with a 9-2 victory over Chang Bingyu in Edinburgh on Sunday. The 33-year-old trailed his Chinese ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Among the myriad abilities that humans possess, which ones are uniquely human? Language has been a top candidate at least since ...