Why you're never going to win the Lotto jackpot With six numbers to choose from 47, there are about 10.7 million different ways to fill out a lottery ticket Lotto • 25 Nov
Why do we have godparents? While there's no mention of godparents in the Bible, parents choose godfathers and godmothers for their children for many reasons Family • 25 Nov
What we know so far about Covid vaccines for children 'You can't get away from the fact that they are an unvaccinated cohort and the case numbers in children are so high' Health • 26 Nov
How challenges, failure and setbacks can be good for athletes Research suggests that challenges experienced in the sporting context are important for later development Sport • 23 Nov
How Austin Clarke's mental health illness coloured his poetry The favourite poet of generations of Leaving Cert English students was someone with personal experience of mental health issues Culture • 18 Nov
Why is the beauty business getting dirty? Cosmetics developers are trying to harness the link between bacteria and healthy skin to create new skin care products Beauty • 11 Nov
Can Google Translate help you learn a second language? Translation tools can be used by teachers and tutors as an ally in the language learning process Languages • 11 Nov
Here's how to stop facial recognition systems in their tracks Researchers have developed adversarial image generators to fool facial recognition software and protect privacy rights technology • 10 Nov
Is the food you eat connected to how you feel? There is a growing body of research which looks at how our diets are linked to both good and bad mental health Health • 15 Nov
What are my rights if I catch Covid-19 from a work colleague? Both employer and employee have a legal duty to take reasonable care to ensure health and safety in the workplace Work and careers • 22 Nov
5 reasons why Ireland's Covid numbers are still so high What's behind Ireland's stubborn high numbers compared to some other locations worldwide? Ireland • 04 Nov
Why our current thinking around climate action is obsolete Individuals have far more power than they might realise when it comes to influencing and inspiring others to act when it comes to climate Climate Change • 02 Nov
Park life: how the pandemic changed our use of local parks More than 9 out of 10 respondents to a new survey believe Dublin parks are a good use of taxpayer's money Health • 01 Nov
All you need to know about the COP26 climate change summit Why is there so much focus on what's about to happen in Glasgow - and will it make any difference? Cop26 • 28 Oct
'Carbon budgets alone will not bring reduced emissions' The Irish government will need to institute unfamiliar accountability measures to apply carbon budgeting effectively Carbon budget • 19 Oct
How distrust of the media undermined Covid-19 recovery in Greece The pandemic has highlighted the importance of trust in institutions for effective governance, especially in times of crisis Media • 20 Oct
Why are Ireland's Covid numbers still so high? We may have one of the highest vaccination rates in the world, but the number of cases remains stubbornly high Ireland • 14 Oct
Why Brigid's Day should be Ireland's new national holiday It would celebrate Brigid as both Celtic goddess and Christian saint, as well as an Irish woman of strength, resilience and hope Ireland • 11 Oct
Why we turn into our parents in our thirties Here's why we may find ourselves mimicking our mothers or copying the way our fathers do something Society • 04 Oct
The enduring legacy of Johnny Cash The copy machine, the ease of making websites, the search engine and relatively inexpensive travel made being an intimate part of Cash's fandom easy, but ... Johnny Cash • 10 Sep
How conflict in Afghanistan could create new disease outbreaks The withdrawal of normal healthcare services due to conflicts creates a perfect breeding ground for new pathogen outbreaks Health • 01 Sep
The rise and rise of housing activism in Ireland Activists and advocates have been pushing to redress the current crisis and achieve a more equitable system Housing • 30 Aug
How architect Herbert Simms transformed Dublin The capital's first housing architect played a key role in the battle with unfit housing conditions in the 1930s and 1940s History • 27 Aug
6 tips to help children deal with back to school anxiety Here's a psychological perspective on how to talk to children about going back to school after the holidays Education • 26 Aug
How the Civil War split an Irish republican family in two No family were as promenient as the Ryans of Co Wexford during the War of Independence, but few were as bitterly divided by the aftermath Irish Civil War • 24 Aug
