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Pana otters or Dublin otters? Photo: Vincent Wildlife Trust

Why otters are taking up residence in our towns and cities

Nature • 21 Jan

"Most people feed bread to birds but it's actually the worst option." Photo: Getty Images

Why bread is bad for ducks

Brainstorm • 12 Jan

A swimmer watches the sea at the Forty Foot in Dublin during the lates Covid-19 Level 5 lockdown. Photo: Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Why the dryrobe wars shouldn't put you off outdoor swimming

Swimming • 08 Jan

"The world of climate action is moving fast and Ireland risks being side-lined in a global race for sustainability."

Why 2021 will be a pivotal year for climate action in Ireland

Climate Action • 06 Jan

"One simple explanation is the need for warmth at night during the winter: the birds need to gather together at warmer sites and roost in close proximity just to stay alive." Photo: Menno Schaefer/ Shutterstock

The science behind starlings' spectacular acrobatics

Starlings • 28 Dec 20

The little wren at large. Photo: Michael Finn

How did the wren became the king of all birds?

Christmas • 18 Dec 20

"In Celtic times, people brought holly inside in the winter months to ask for the blessings and protection" Photo: Getty Images

The 12 plants of Christmas

Christmas • 16 Dec 20

STOP THE COUNT!

One for sorrow, two for joy: why we count magpies

Folklore • 10 Dec 20

A feast of carotenoids. Photo: Getty Images

Why do leaves change colour at this time of year?

Nature • 15 Oct 20

"It is not surprising that we are made to be outdoors" Photo: Getty Images

Why spending time outdoors improves our mood and brains

Nature • 13 Oct 20

This had better be good

The only story you'll read today about 12 kilos of owl vomit

Nature • 02 Oct 20

"With more people wanting organic produce that is grown and distributed with a low carbon footprint, growing and raising urban food is slowly becoming an integral part of our towns and cities"

All you need to know about urban farming

Urban farming • 03 Sep 20

Keeping an eye out for that virus... Photo: Getty Images

Can you catch Covid-19 from pets, livestock or wildlife?

Brainstorm • 31 Aug 20

We've come for your chicken fillet rolls

Seagulls may be hitting our cities because of easy flight paths

Nature • 17 Aug 20

Domestic goat kids in Indonesia. Domesticated animals can provide intermediary hosts through which wildlife pathogens can spread to humans.

How the rate of pandemics has grown due to human activities

Nature • 03 Jul 20

Temperature anomalies from March 19th to June 20th 2020. Red colours show areas that were hotter than average for the same period from 2003 to 2018. Image: EPA-EFE/NASA

Why is the Arctic warming faster than the rest of the world?

Climate Change • 29 Jun 20

I'm back, baby: a red squirrel in Killiney, Co Dublin. Photo: Michael Ryan/Luzy Desierdo

Game of cones: how the red squirrel is making a big comeback

Nature • 08 Oct 20

"Everybody should have access to these spaces within 2km of their homes. If this is not in place in the next few years, then we will have failed to learn from this pandemic." Photo: Kevin Lonergan

How we've rediscovered the natural world during the lockdown

Nature • 26 May 20

It's my garden now, bud. Photo: Tim Graham/Getty Images

Why the fox has moved into our cities

animals • 21 May 20

Smells like (microbial) team spirit

Here's why soil smells so good after it rains

Nature • 30 Apr 20

The fossilised skeleton of a dinosaur at the CAPPA research support centre for paleontology in Sao Joao do Polesine, Brazil. Photo: Carl De Souza/AFP via Getty Images

9 myths about dinosaurs

Dinosaurs • 10 Mar 20

The axoloti is a master regenerator who can rapidly grow a new fully-functional limb, complete with bones, muscle, nerves and skin

What animals can teach humans about regrowing body parts

Nature • 03 Mar 20

"Hives can be a hub for pests, such as the Varroa mite, and diseases like deformed wing virus (DWV)"

Why winter bees are more vulnerable than summer bees

Bees • 28 Nov 19

A solitary coral on Fanore beach, Co Clare. Photo: Anthea Lacchia

The strange creatures that lived in Ireland millions of years ago

Geology • 17 Dec 19

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