A jellyfish species has killed over 200,000 salmon in Scotland - in what is believed to be the single worst incident of it type, campaigners say. The String of Pearls Jellyfish (Apolemia uvaria ...

Palaeospondylus has been represented by a single species that lived in northern Scotland, on the other side of the world from our discovery. Unlike nearly all fossil fish of that age ...

Scotland is home to the majority of the UK's remaining red squirrels – the species, which is classed as endangered, is clinging on and has even increased in some areas as a result of ...

But last year, only 33,023 wild salmon were caught in Scotland ... salmonid species – such as the gillaroo – found nowhere else in the world, and with generous runs of migratory fish.

The UK's marine life could change substantially over the coming years as sea temperatures continue to rise. Various species ...

in Scotland's lochs since the Ice Age. The Arctic charr, said fish biologist Ron Greer, is currently under threat from invasive species and despite many years of warnings, the government has done ...

Climate change will benefit basking sharks in the UK but creatures like the longest living animal may struggle.

Palaeospondylus gunni was first discovered in Scotland in 1890 ... support that it was a member of early jawed fish. The discovery of the new species not only reveals an expanded geographical ...