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No more polar bears: the impact of climate change visuals

Are photos of polar bears, melting ice, smoke stacks, protests and politicians an effective way to tell the story of climate change?

An Iranian patrol in the Strait of Hormuz in July

The road to a possible war between the US and Iran

"While the alternative land uses outlined here may not be suitable for everyone, a discussion around land use is timely"

6 alternative ways for Irish farmers to use their land

"Thunberg's trans-Atlantic journey and her changed lifestyle in response to the climate crisis have helped to shine a light on the uncomfortable realities of human-induced global warming, which many of us don't seem willing to accept"

The Greta effect

A model walks the runway during the Saint Laurent show at Paris Fashion Week in February 2019. Photo: Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images

The battle between fast fashion and sustainable fashion

Lana Del Rey: "call her Doris Doomsday" Photo: Darren Gerrish/BFC/Getty Images

Songs for the end of the world: pop music and climate change

Climate change activists from the Extinction Rebellion group block the road junction at London's Oxford Circus in April 2019

Can climate activism save us from Post-Truth?

"There were 53 posture changes per hour in the most fidgety third of the sample, and only 11 per hour in the least fidgety third"

Why fidgeting could be good for your child's health

"The financialisation of housing is not just a problem in Ireland"

Some lessons from Berlin on how to fix the Irish housing crisis

"There are lots of people who think they are recycling properly and who are not"

What really happens to our recycling?

"The best thing is to try to get the child to confirm that he or she is being bullying"

How do I know if my child is being bullied in school?

More Brainstorm

Climate change.

"Despite their popularity with media producers, images of polar bears may not be an effective way to engage the public with climate change"

No more polar bears: the impact of climate change visuals

Students in Hamburg demonstrate against global warming earlier this month. Photo: Adam Berry/Getty Images

Strike on here: why young people are striking for climate ...

"There are lots of people who think they are recycling properly and who are not"

What really happens to our recycling?

"Brexit poses challenges for the European response to climate change in at least four areas". Photo: iStock

What will Brexit mean for climate change?

"Giving someone the information and telling them what to do won't necessarily result in behaviour change"

Why do we find it so hard to stop using ...

Branching out: will climate change mean the end of the line for the Blue Tit?

Is climate change making our birds extinct?

Fill her up

The ups and downs of operating an electric car

More Climate change

Podcasts.

A cyclist in Oslo, a city slowly but surely reducing the number of cars in its city centre. Photo: Fredrik Varfjell/AFP/Getty Images

Reclaiming the streets from the car

"We inherited our emphasis on State secrecy from the British, but we enthusiastically embraced it"

Why does the State have so many secrets on its citizens?

What happens when the drugs don't work?

Is it time to give nuclear power a chance?

Why risky play is good for kids

Ideas.

"Research shows that strength training has been linked to reducing an individual's injury risk and enhancing bone strength and health."

So you want to know about strength and conditioning...

Strength And Conditioning

Anyone seeking to improve their fitness, health and wellbeing will benefit from applying the principles of strength and conditioning

"Humans are irrational and emotional, making us hard to predict"

Just why is it so hard to predict the future?

"In 2017 alone, rosé sales in the United States jumped 53% and the trend continues, partly driven by millennials." Photo: Vincenzo Landino/Unsplash https://unsplash.com/photos/02rhSkQndPw

In the pink: why millennials are opting for rosé wine

The Laois hurlers are the latest underdogs in Irish sport following their win over Dublin at the weekend

Why are sports fans so fascinated by underdogs?

"Ideally, we should evaluate new information objectively. But in reality, we tend to be biased towards our existing beliefs"

Why do we continually fall for fake stories and false claims?

Ireland.

"It seems that these young people are neither Irish in Ireland nor African in Africa"

The mixed race Irish kids who feel like outsiders

"The originality of Black Spot lies in its extensive use of imagery from the popular repository of Celtic mythology, cleverly reworked for the 21st century"

How Celtic history is ripe for use in modern TV and film

The science of earthquakes in Ireland

What did the "lord of blood-vengeance" do in medieval Ireland?

Medieval Ireland

¡Viva Irlanda! Remembering the history of the Irish in Argentina

Editor's Choice.

James Joyce: portrait of the artist as a young cattleman

What did James Joyce have to say about the Irish beef industry?

France's Djibril Sidibé and Kylian Mbappe get in the mood for Sunday's World Cup final. Photo: Franck Fife/AFP/ Getty Images

How music helps footballers become pitch perfect

Bruce Springsteen onstage in 1978. Photo: Lynn Goldsmith/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images

Law, literature and Bruce Springsteen

Bruce Springsteen