Why spending time outdoors improves our mood and brains The positive feelings we get from being outside correspond to the stress relief and attention restoration features of nature Nature • 13 Oct 20
Why spending time outdoors improves our mood and brains The positive feelings we get from being outside correspond to the stress relief and attention restoration features of nature Nature • 13 Oct 20
The only story you'll read today about 12 kilos of owl vomit How a barrel in west Cork produced unexpected and significant facts about the differences between male and female mammals. Nature • 03 Feb 21
The only story you'll read today about 12 kilos of owl vomit How a barrel in west Cork produced unexpected and significant facts about the differences between male and female mammals. Nature • 03 Feb 21
All you need to know about urban farming As long as there have been cities, there has been urban agriculture of some description Urban farming • 03 Sep 20
All you need to know about urban farming As long as there have been cities, there has been urban agriculture of some description Urban farming • 03 Sep 20
Can you catch Covid-19 from pets, livestock or wildlife? Pets, livestock and wildlife can all catch coronavirus so do they pose an infection risk? Brainstorm • 31 Aug 20
Can you catch Covid-19 from pets, livestock or wildlife? Pets, livestock and wildlife can all catch coronavirus so do they pose an infection risk? Brainstorm • 31 Aug 20
Seagulls may be hitting our cities because of easy flight paths Aside from access to food, urban areas may be easier for seagulls to fly around because of how buildings alter air flows Nature • 17 Aug 20
Seagulls may be hitting our cities because of easy flight paths Aside from access to food, urban areas may be easier for seagulls to fly around because of how buildings alter air flows Nature • 17 Aug 20
Ireland's hidden problem with wildlife crime Wildlife crime comes in many guises and affects almost all of Ireland's large wildlife species Nature • 12 Aug 20
Ireland's hidden problem with wildlife crime Wildlife crime comes in many guises and affects almost all of Ireland's large wildlife species Nature • 12 Aug 20
How the rate of pandemics has grown due to human activities 70% of new human diseases have originated from wildlife and the rate of pandemic-level emergences has been rapidly increasing Nature • 03 Jul 20
How the rate of pandemics has grown due to human activities 70% of new human diseases have originated from wildlife and the rate of pandemic-level emergences has been rapidly increasing Nature • 03 Jul 20
Why is the Arctic warming faster than the rest of the world? The record-breaking temperatures in the Arctic are part of a long-term trend that was predicted by climate models decades ago Climate Change • 29 Jun 20
Why is the Arctic warming faster than the rest of the world? The record-breaking temperatures in the Arctic are part of a long-term trend that was predicted by climate models decades ago Climate Change • 29 Jun 20
Game of cones: how the red squirrel is making a big comeback Ireland's native red squirrel is enjoying a reversal of fortunes in the battle for supremacy with the grey squirrel.. Nature • 03 Mar 21
Game of cones: how the red squirrel is making a big comeback Ireland's native red squirrel is enjoying a reversal of fortunes in the battle for supremacy with the grey squirrel.. Nature • 03 Mar 21
How we've rediscovered the natural world during the lockdown Our reaction to the pandemic has changed how we view, value and utilise urban green spaces Nature • 26 May 20
How we've rediscovered the natural world during the lockdown Our reaction to the pandemic has changed how we view, value and utilise urban green spaces Nature • 26 May 20
Why the fox has moved into our cities How we live in urban areas has created the ideal ecosystem for urban foxes to thrive animals • 21 May 20
Why the fox has moved into our cities How we live in urban areas has created the ideal ecosystem for urban foxes to thrive animals • 21 May 20
9 myths about dinosaurs It turns out that many of our popular notions and beliefs about dinosaurs are not scientifically accurate Dinosaurs • 10 Mar 20
9 myths about dinosaurs It turns out that many of our popular notions and beliefs about dinosaurs are not scientifically accurate Dinosaurs • 10 Mar 20
What animals can teach humans about regrowing body parts The regeneration of limbs, organs and even heads is no big deal for many animals Nature • 03 Mar 20
What animals can teach humans about regrowing body parts The regeneration of limbs, organs and even heads is no big deal for many animals Nature • 03 Mar 20
Why winter bees are more vulnerable than summer bees While winter honeybees live longer than their summer cousins, they face more threats from pests and diseases Bees • 28 Nov 19
Why winter bees are more vulnerable than summer bees While winter honeybees live longer than their summer cousins, they face more threats from pests and diseases Bees • 28 Nov 19
Is climate change making our birds extinct? New research finds that birds may fail to adapt fast enough to climate change thus increasing the odds of local extinction Climate Change • 29 Jul 19
Is climate change making our birds extinct? New research finds that birds may fail to adapt fast enough to climate change thus increasing the odds of local extinction Climate Change • 29 Jul 19
How bees use the waggle dance as Google Maps for pollen The carefully choreographed movement tells other bees where to go to find pollen within five kilometres of the hive Bees • 19 May 22
How bees use the waggle dance as Google Maps for pollen The carefully choreographed movement tells other bees where to go to find pollen within five kilometres of the hive Bees • 19 May 22
To bee or not to bee: can the law save the bee? With the bee and other insects facing a bleak future, it may be time to use legislation to reverse their decline Bees • 03 May 19
To bee or not to bee: can the law save the bee? With the bee and other insects facing a bleak future, it may be time to use legislation to reverse their decline Bees • 03 May 19
Close encounters with Ireland's invasive species From Japanese knotweed and the Giant Hogweed to the grey squirrel and American mink, controlling and culling invasive species is a full-time job Nature • 08 Apr 19
Close encounters with Ireland's invasive species From Japanese knotweed and the Giant Hogweed to the grey squirrel and American mink, controlling and culling invasive species is a full-time job Nature • 08 Apr 19
Mild, cold mild, cold: is our spring weather confusing nature? Erratic recent weather patterns have changed nature and wildlife behaviour Nature • 29 Mar 19
Mild, cold mild, cold: is our spring weather confusing nature? Erratic recent weather patterns have changed nature and wildlife behaviour Nature • 29 Mar 19
Could the great white shark's DNA hold a cure for cancer? New research into the great white shark could aid the development of new life-enhancing human treatments Sharks • 22 Feb 19
Could the great white shark's DNA hold a cure for cancer? New research into the great white shark could aid the development of new life-enhancing human treatments Sharks • 22 Feb 19
Who let the dogs out? Meet Candie, the oldest dog on the planet Tumour cells have spread between dogs globally for the last 11,000 years and all are directly linked to the first dog's original tumour Dogs • 16 Jan 19
Who let the dogs out? Meet Candie, the oldest dog on the planet Tumour cells have spread between dogs globally for the last 11,000 years and all are directly linked to the first dog's original tumour Dogs • 16 Jan 19
Why are some snakes deadlier than others? Some snakebites can prove to be more lethal than others because of diet, size and environment Snakes • 08 Jan 19
Why are some snakes deadlier than others? Some snakebites can prove to be more lethal than others because of diet, size and environment Snakes • 08 Jan 19
Meet the crop-raiding gorillas of Rwanda Farmers in Rwanda face many problems, not least such protected species as gorillas, buffalos and elephants snacking on their crops Rwanda • 07 Dec 18
Meet the crop-raiding gorillas of Rwanda Farmers in Rwanda face many problems, not least such protected species as gorillas, buffalos and elephants snacking on their crops Rwanda • 07 Dec 18
Under the sea: your guide to octopus, squid and cuttlefish Octopus, squid and cuttlefish are likely to be the source of many future solutions to issues of interest to human society Marine animals • 16 Nov 18
Under the sea: your guide to octopus, squid and cuttlefish Octopus, squid and cuttlefish are likely to be the source of many future solutions to issues of interest to human society Marine animals • 16 Nov 18
Hurricanes: against monsters in the Caribbean and Ireland Extreme weather events like hurricanes teach us important lessons about our natural, social, cultural and political environments Hurricanes • 15 Nov 18
Hurricanes: against monsters in the Caribbean and Ireland Extreme weather events like hurricanes teach us important lessons about our natural, social, cultural and political environments Hurricanes • 15 Nov 18
