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A selection of Frank Murray's wartime diary entries

The Belfast doctor who used Gaeilge to outwit Japanese captors

History • 27 Nov

"There has been considerable pushback to the idea that we can do without supervisors and managers, but the last six months has been a trial run of how well employees and organisations get along without close supervision."

How the end of the office may also mean the end of your boss

Brainstorm • 06 Nov

The bridge connecting Lifford in Co Donegal with Strabane in Northern Ireland

Why county lockdowns won't work without changes in our behaviour

Ireland • 01 Oct

"Whatever the weather, remember that men and women experience temperature differently in the same space the next time you get into a battle of the thermostat in the office."

Why do women feel the cold more than men?

Buildings • 19 Nov

"The science around the source, spread and control of the virus is evolving and advice on face mask use has been shifting"

All you need to know about wearing face masks in public

Coronavirus • 01 Sep

Do we worry unduly about children's diets? Photo: Getty Images

Does what we eat as children affect our future health?

Podcast • 27 Aug

What's going on inside a child's brain?

Podcast • 20 Aug

Hello there, are you looking for me?

5 reasons why greyhounds make great family pets

Dogs • 12 Nov

How we deal with traumatic events

Podcast • 13 Aug

Charles Browne measures Tom Connelly on Inis Mór in 1892 while Alfred Haddon notes the data. Photo: courtesy of the Board of Trinity College Dublin

The head-hunter who measured Irishmen's skulls

History • 15 Oct

Irish bogs: more than just turf

The inside story of the Irish bog

Podcast • 06 Aug

Out of sight, but not out of mind

What happens to the waste that goes down the drain in your home?

Podcast • 31 Jul

Incoming: we can tell a lot about weather patterns from what happened before

What's the science behind the weather forecast?

Podcast • 23 Jul

Is the future of work going to be your sofa?

What's next for the 9 to 5 world of the workplace?

Work & careers • 01 Oct

Is running a marathon under two hours humanly possible?

How sport uses science in the pursuit of medals, wins and records

Podcast • 15 Jul

"Beards were a source of pride and led to nicknames such as Jutting-Beard, Silk-Beard and Old-Beardless"

The hairy history of beards

Beards • 19 Jun

"By 1909, the London Great Central Parcels Office complained that it didn't have enough room in their "cold storage safe" for all the poorly labelled turkeys, which got lost in transit." Photo: Getty Images

How the Irish became food delivery pioneers in the 19th century

History • 03 Jul

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

"Even new furniture and the very insulation we wrap our houses with can contain indoor air pollutants"

Is your home making you sick?

Health • 09 Jun

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

Why the fox has moved into our cities

animals • 21 May

What will the Irish pub look like in an age of social distancing, temperature checks, hand sanitisers and face masks?

What's next for the Irish pub?

Pubs • 08 Sep

"What problems does the Leaving Cert solve? And how would Ireland address these problems without something like the Leaving Cert?"

Why it's the right time to kill off the Leaving Cert

Leaving Cert • 30 Apr

A self-driving robot makes a home delivery in Milton Keynes. Photo: Leon Neal/Getty Images

Meet the coronavirus drones and robots

Coronavirus • 17 Apr

"The art of making chocolate is now a science, one that chocolatiers experiment on all over the world".

The science that makes chocolate so addictive

Chocolate • 09 Apr

"Ponytails, corn rolls, skinhead and bleached blonde hair: Mayo's Ciarán McDonald has had more hairstyles than All-Ireland medals, yet his classy style of play always surpassed what's on top of his head."

The mighty world of GAA fashion, beards and championship haircuts

Fashion • 15 May

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