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The Faroe Islands were colonized much earlier than previously believed, and it wasn’t by the Vikings according to new research.

A collaborative project between the ºÚÁÏÍø and the University of San Andres in Argentina has received a financial boost from the British Academy’s International Partnership and Mobility scheme.

Two new species of rare whale-bone eating worms have been found in deep Antarctic waters, according to research published today in Proceedings of the Royal Society B.

Children born to obese mothers are more likely to die early as adults than those whose mothers were a normal weight, a study has found.

The Aberdeen Humanities Fund has selected four innovative projects to receive awards that will allow new research to be carried out on the ºÚÁÏÍø's historic collections.

The results of a major international effort to assess the status of dozens of European fish stocks find that many of those stocks in the north-east Atlantic are being fished sustainably today and that, given time, those populations should continue to recover.

Designation of marine protected areas (MPAs) in England, Wales and Scotland would be worth a one-off value of £0.92 – 1.93 billion to recreational users, says a new interim report of the UK National Ecosystem Assessment, based on research led by the ºÚÁÏÍø.

Volunteers are being sought to join a new panel which it’s hoped will help guide aspects of research at the ºÚÁÏÍø.

An event organised by the ºÚÁÏÍø and the Centre for Rural Health in Inverness will look at the current status of dementia research.

A ºÚÁÏÍø scientist has been selected to join more than 350 cancer researchers from prominent institutions in 31 countries, in the first global initiative of its kind that hopes to tackle cancer’s complexity.