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16 pictures of adorable dogs from the World’s Ugliest Dog Competition

Droughts like this one in Bala Murghab, Afghanistan, in 2021 can force people to leave their homes (Picture: Hoshang Hashimi/AFP via Getty Images)

Increasing heat is already a factor in human migration – new study

The Strawberry Moon will take place at 4.41 am on Sunday, June 4. This moon is associated with the season when Native American tribes marked the ripening of ‘June-bearing’ strawberries that were ready for gathering. As a supermoon this will appear on the eastern horizon in orange hues that will present vividly on Saturday evening (June 3).

When is the Strawberry Moon in June 2023?

A dead catfish lies on the dried-up bed of the River Agly in Rivesaltes, southwestern France last month (Picture: Raymond Roig/AFP via Getty Images)

Planet Earth is about to issue a climate warning we must heed – Scotsman comment

Every year, thousands of revellers gather at sites like Stonehenge to welcome the sunrise on the Summer solstice.

When does Summer start and when is the longest day of the year 2023?

Despite the focus on stopping small boats crossing the Channel, legal migration to the UK is at record levels, but most new arrivals choose to live in England (Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Why isn’t Scotland benefitting from the rise in UK immigration? – Murdo Fraser

Content creator Summer Reeves loves bottled water and was excited when she found a bargain deal online - 10 Evian water bottles for £3. But all was not as it seemed.

Teen fuming after buying £3 Evian deal only to get doll-sized bottles

The Flower Moon of May 2020 (which was also a ‘supermoon’) rising above the village of Brixworth (Photo: Clive Mason/Getty Images)

When is the Flower Moon in May 2023?

Italian chefs know how to cook pasta (Picture: Andreas Solara/AFP via Getty Images)

I snapped as stupid tourists berated Italian chef about pasta – Stephen Jardine

The aurora borealis is one of the most spectacular sights you can experience in the skies over Scotland.

10 of the best places to see the Northern Lights in Scotland

Aurora Borealis, also known as the Northern Lights, putting a show on dancing over Loch Glascarnoch, by Garve, in the Highlands

Northern Lights tonight: how to see them

SpaceX's Starship launches from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, Thursday, April 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Elon Musk's SpaceX’s Starship rocket explodes minutes after blast-off

Starship is set to launch today

When is SpaceX Starship launch and how to watch Musk’s spacecraft test

A defunct satellite weighing 660 pounds is expected to crash back to Earth in the early hours of Thursday. Picture by NASA

660-pound old satellite to crash back to Earth

“Scotland is a wonderfully fascinating place for wildlife and nature. It has, in my opinion, some of the most marvellous landscapes and wildlife spectacles you will find anywhere.”

Best of David Attenborough: 29 epic quotes in honour of his new 2023 show

The line-up for two new Eurovision 2023 BBC specials have been confirmed - Credit: Getty, BBC

New Eurovision 2023 shows announced - hosted by Jason Manford and more

Secret Invasion trailer Easter eggs explained

Aurora Borealis, also known as the Northern Lights, putting a show on dancing over Loch Glascarnoch, by Garve, in the Highlands

Northern Lights to be visible from parts of UK tonight

Aurora Borealis, also known as the Northern Lights, putting a show on dancing over Loch Glascarnoch, by Garve, in the Highlands

Northern Lights set to dazzle Scotland again

Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Uranus, Mars and the Moon aligned in the night sky earlier this week (Adobe Stock)

Horoscopes: what planets alignment could mean for your star sign

John Lewis has always been staff-owned but that brilliant model is now under threat (Picture: Sean Dempsey/PA)

A department store with a soul? John Lewis must never close – Aidan Smith

A building-sized asteroid will fly closer to Earth than the moon on Saturday. Astronomers first spotted the space rock on 27 February and have been tracking its potential risk of impacting Earth.

‘Dangerous’ asteroid will come closer to Earth than the moon soon

Undated handout image issued by Nature Communications journal of a conceptual image for sampling materials containing uracil and vitamin B3 on the asteroid Ryugu by the Hayabusa2 spacecraft. Uracil, a key molecule found in all living organisms, has been detected in a near-Earth asteroid. Issue date: Tuesday March 21, 2023.

Key molecule found in all living beings detected in near-Earth asteroid

Beltane is said to refer to the Celtic sun god, Belenus, and ancient Celts would light two bonfires on this day (May 1) as it was said to increase their fertility and encourage their crops to grow. It was said this date was chosen as it marks the midway point between the Vernal (Spring) equinox and summer solstice. Many other traditions on May 1 have been observed in Scotland for centuries, such as young girls who would rise early that day to wash their faces in the May dew as it was said to offer them good luck.

Spring in Scotland: 9 ancient traditions and Celtic customs of Scottish Spring

The Earth is so large that it distorts spacetime (Picture: Nasa/Newsmakers via Getty Images)

How 19th-century science could help measure Earth's effect on spacetime

The Thames Path 2040, by artist Alex Fefegha, is one of a series of AI-generated images looking at the urban landscape in a future where heavy rainfall will lead to flooding on -- part of a project with the New Real Observatory, a creative platform combining raw satellite data and climate modelling with AI processing engines which is run in a partnership between the University of Edinburgh, Alan Turing Institute and Edinburgh’s festivals
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Is AI a danger to human life or are ‘thinking’ machines man’s best friend?

Japan's space agency intentionally destroyed the H3 rocket moments into its launch Tuesday after the ignition for the second stage of the country's first new rocket series in more than two decades failed. (Kyodo News via AP)

Japan’s space agency forced to destroy H3 rocket after failed launch

Native species extinction threat as Attenborough films ‘last’ show

Aurora Borealis, Northern lights. Mumemories - stock.adobe.com

Aurora Borealis: Why 2023 is a good year to see Northern Lights

The aurora borealis is one of the most spectacular sights you can experience in the skies over Scotland.

Experts predict aurora borealis could be visible in Scottish skies on Monday

March 2023 stargazing guide: When is the next supermoon

Stock image of a meteoroid

See footage of small asteroid lighting up sky above English Channel

Locals in Jandaris (Syria) rescue an injured girl from the debris of a building destroyed by a major earthquake.

What is an Earthquake and how is it caused? Turkey Earthquake death count rising

Viewed from afar, humanity's efforts to address climate change appear to be a sign of collective insanity (Picture: Nasa/Newsmakers via Getty Images)

Intelligent aliens would be aghast at humans' stupidity over climate change

A wild Scots pine killed by competition with planted conifers (Picture: Trees For Life/SWNS)

Humanity is reshaping planet Earth as never before – Scotsman comment

C/2022 E3 (ZTF), a rare green comet, last seen around 50,000 years ago, is due to make its closest pass by Earth.

Rare green comet last seen 50,000 years ago due to make closest pass by Earth

Graphic issued by Nasa of the Orbital diagram from CNEO's close approach viewer showing BU's trajectory - in red - during its close approach with Earth. Then asteroid will pass about 10 times closer to Earth than the orbit of geosynchronous satellites, shown in green line. An asteroid the size of a small truck will pass by Earth tonight, making one of the closest approaches to the planet ever recorded.

Asteroid to pass Earth in one of closest approaches ever recorded

A Nasa image of the Orbital diagram from CNEO's close approach viewer showing BU's trajectory - in red - during its close approach with Earth. Picture: NASA/JPL-Caltech/PA Wire

Asteroid to pass Earth in one of closest approaches ever recorded

Near miss: NASA says Earth set for ‘close encounter’ with asteroid

Here are the 10 biggest countries in the world in terms of land mass according to the World Economic Forum.

What is the biggest country in the world? Top 10 biggest countries worldwide

Earth’s inner core may have started spinning in a new direction, accord to scientists.

Earth’s inner core may have started spinning in a new direction

Alireza Akbari’s has been executed in Iran.

British man executed in Iran after being accused of spying for MI6

An image of newly discovered TOI 700 e Earth-sized planet

Nasa finds two new Earth-sized planets in ‘habitable zone’

Full night sky calendar for January 2023

Europe had a record-breaking summer of soaring temperatures, heatwaves and drought, and its second hottest year on record in 2022, new data show.

Europe saw hottest summer and second hottest year on record in 2022 – report

Stargazers stunned as huge meteor hurtles through the sky

Virgin Orbit’s Cosmic Girl will be the first orbital launch from the UK (Photo: Getty Images)

Virgin Orbit Space Launch: UK rocket launching over Atlantic tonight

Andy Russell, MD of Bureau, a market leading workspace solutions and furniture consultancy operating.

Put business sustainability first - Andy Russell

The full moon rises behind Edinburgh Castle.

Wolf Moon 2023: What is a Wolf Moon? When will it peak? List of full moons 2023

Photosynthesis ultimately powers almost all life on Earth - now Professor Erik Gauger asks if it could inspire engineered solutions for the sustainable generation of energy. PIC: Contribution.

It powers most of life on earth so could it also give us greener energy?

The skies will be hopefully as clear as this for any celestial events in 2023

Celestial events 2023 - meteor showers, full moons and lunar eclipses

Nasa's Artemis I Space Launch System rocket, with the Orion capsule attached, launches on November 16 at Cape Canaveral, Florida.

The sky’s the limit for Graduate Apprenticeships - Prof Gillian Murray

Simple things, like a dog wearing a coat, can raise a smile and brighten your day (Picture: Emmanuel Dunand/AFP via Getty Images)

How I learned to cherish the small, joyful things in life – Laura Waddell

How to watch The Letter: A Message For Our Earth featuring the Pope

Wondering when winter starts in 2022? It may surprise you to know there are actually two dates.

When does Winter start UK 2022 and when is the shortest day of the year?

Vaccination is a life-saving medical miracle (Picture: Lesley Martin/pool/Getty images)

Scotland may be resistant to 'anti-vaxxers' but we cannot be complacent

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First Minister Humza Yousaf speaks to the media after speaking at the Scottish Council for Development and Industry (SCDI) forum at the Royal Bank of Scotland Business School in Edinburgh.

Scottish ministers meet to rule on fate of deposit return scheme

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer will urge unions to support his plans.

Keir Starmer faces showdown with unions over transition plan for green energy

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Breakthrough drug developed in Scotland to halt progress of Alzheimer's disease