A DISCOVERY which has revealed how nerve cells grow in fish could help research on the debilitating and fatal condition motor neurone disease, Scottish experts believe.

The remains of King Richard III, which were discovered under a city car park, were found in a hastily dug, untidy grave, researchers have revealed.

NICOLA Sturgeon has pledged to make Scotland a world leader in the digital revolution with a multi-million pound funding announcement.

A LINK between cold, rainy weather and increased blood pressure has been found by Scottish researchers.

MICROSOFT has unveiled its next generation video games console, Xbox One.

REMEMBER the time when it felt like we were constantly being warned about identity theft?

An 18-year-old girl has invented a supercapacitor which could charge your mobile phone in less than a minute, it has been reported.

SCOTTISH scientists are taking part in a major study to tackle high blood pressure – the condition which poses the biggest risk to life worldwide.

A former Army test pilot is to become the first British astronaut to visit the International Space Station (ISS) - and says it will be less dangerous than his old job.

IT STARTED, as so many love ­affairs do these days, with a tweet.

APPLE’S bid to launch iRadio, a streaming music service for iPhones and iPads, has reportedly hit a snag over payments for songs which users skip after just a few seconds.

NASA scientists have spotted an asteroid exploding on the moon’s surface with such force that it could have been seen from Earth without a telescope.

SCOTTISH scientists have developed a new technique for detecting potentially-fatal bootleg whisky.

A HEALTH worker has earned international praise for his innovative work in the field of prosthetic limbs.

A DIVING expedition is under way to uncover the secrets of giant horse mussels on Scotland’s seabed.

INTERNET giant Google today denied trying to “disguise” the way its business operated to minimise its tax bill in the UK.

IT must rank as one of the most bizarre collaborations in the history of floral art - the national branch of Scottish flower arrangers and marine biologists from Aberdeen University.

One of the main obstacles to human cloning has been cleared by scientists who successfully used skin to generate embryonic stem cells.

A GROUP of young British computer hackers who considered themselves to be “latter-day pirates” masterminded sophisticated cyber attacks on major global institutions including the CIA, Sony, the FBI and Nintendo from their bedrooms, a court heard yesterday.

A FOSSIL from Iraq has deepened the mystery surrounding the fate of ichthyosaurs, dolphin-like reptiles that swam in the oceans millions of years ago.