Why was the Brough of Birsay, on the north west coast of the mainland of Orkney, Scotland, chosen as a settlement by the Norse? It was in a very defensible position surrounded almost entirely by ...

James Mainland was reported missing from his home in Birsay almost two weeks ago. The body of a man has now been found nearby. Police Scotland said it was still in the very early stages of its ...

First meteorite ever found in P.E.I. arrived with a literal bang ...

Why was the Brough of Birsay, on the north west coast of the mainland of Orkney, Scotland, chosen as a settlement by the Norse? It was in a very defensible position surrounded almost entirely by ...