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"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

How we deal with traumatic events

Podcast • 13 Aug

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 • 16 Jul

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

"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

A victim of the cholera epidemic in 1832. Image: Hulton Archive/ Getty Images

Covid-19: when panic, conspiracy theories and quack cures collide

Folklore • 07 Apr

The battle for dominance in the oil market between Saudi Arabia, Russia and the United States means lower prices on Irish forecourts

Why have petrol prices fallen at the pumps?

Oil Prices • 03 Apr

Members of the Defence Forces setting up a test centre at the LÉ Samuel Beckett on Sir John Rogerson's Quay in Dublin

Living through history: documenting 2020's coronavirus pandemic

History • 27 Mar

"Think of the small changes which you could bring with you into life post-coronavirus." Photo: Getty Images

5 tips to mind your mental health during the coronavirus outbreak

Coronavirus • 25 Mar

"The bottom line is that there is no magic pill or a specific food guaranteed to bolster your immune system and protect you from the coronavirus"

Debunking the myths about food and the coronavirus

Coronavirus • 16 Mar

"Do remember to keep building in activity that really involves you and your child moving your whole body as this will give you heart health benefits as well as skill development benefits"

How to keep yourself and your kids active during the lockdown

Coronavirus • 20 Mar

Downpatrick: is St Patrick's body where it's supposed to be or somewhere else in the town?

CSI St Patrick: just where is the saint's body?

st patricks day • 11 Mar

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