THE first of these works is by a long way the best and most convenient geological map of the British Isles, both for lecturers and students; and this new and greatly revised edition has added ...

IN the University of Gottingen there is apparently the only copy of a map of the British Isles published in 1603 by John Woutneel and engraved by William Kip. It is a large sheet cut into four and ...

Many people in the UK feel a strong sense of regional identity, and it now appears that there may be a scientific basis to this feeling, according to a landmark new study into the genetic makeup of ...

This is a genetic map of the British Isles, based on work by Professor Jim Wilson from the University of Edinburgh's Usher Institute and MRC Human Genetics Unit. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are ...

The British Isles, tucked away in the northwest of Europe, has been inhabited by humans since Paleolithic times, but the people who lived there didn't develop a writing system until much later, and ...