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"Although other bacterial enzymes were already known to slowly digest PET, the new enzyme had apparently evolved specifically for this job"

A chemist explains how plastic-eating bacteria actually work

Plastic / 11 hrs

Cooking and protesting

Cooking and protesting

Cooking and protesting

All hail Queen Bey. Beyonce onstage at Coachella 2018. Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Coachella

Why Beyonce matters

Beyoncé / 17 Apr

Hurricane Ophelia over Dublin Bay

The wind that shook the island: the science of Storm Ophelia

Weather / 12 Apr

"I believe McGregor could be a great male role model, if he incorporated his sporting traits into his everyday life: discipline; respect; bravery; stoicism and self-control" Photo: Getty Images

Can we talk about masculinity without it being toxic?

Masculinity / 11 Apr

"What we saw from the study was that mixing gave a strong diversity effect and therefore higher yield"

Can maths help farmers grow more grass and feed more animals?

big week on the farm / 12 Apr

Life's a beach for these cows

The secret life of cows

Green gold: cow poo is rich in nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium

Will cow poo be more valuable than milk in 2030?

big week on the farm / 12 Apr

The Beckhams consider their next branding options

Brand it like Beckham

Branding / 06 Apr

The wheels on the bus go round and round for Conor and Jock

Here's what criminologists make of The Young Offenders

The Young Offenders / 05 Apr

'From the perspective of the school, there is confidence in and support for the delivery of a module that goes way beyond that of the existing RSE programme'

'Our approach to sex education is obsolete and inadequate'

Sex education / 05 Apr

Since revealing their plans to the kids on Christmas Eve as a surprise, the trip has been the subject of excited planning for months.

Exclusive Irish dad imprisoned for overstaying US visa in 1996

Liveline / 28 Mar

Going up: the winters of 2013/14 and 2015/16 were the two wettest winters in the 305 year series

Wet, wet, wet: last decade saw most rainfall in 300 years

Actor Robert De Niro and dancer Benjamin Millepied in Ermenegildo Zegna's Fall 2017 campaign. Photo: Ermenegildo Zegna

Beyond cardigans and anoraks: time for more fashion for older men

Fashion / 29 Mar

"Traffic and especially urban types of traffic are not generated in a vacuum" Photo: iStock

Stop the lights: how traffic influences our urban spaces

Traffic / 14 Mar

"All these issues around Communion are linked to deeper concerns about the changing nature of Ireland"

What the Communion season tells us about Irish society

religion / 15 Mar

"Depending on how the information is presented, we can be blinded into thinking these claims are credible". Photo: iStock

Can kids spot fake news when it comes to health claims?

Health / 07 Mar

Use your loaf: Ryan Tubridy and a lot of sliced pans on The Late Late Show

"The white sliced pan is a symbol of safety and comfort"

"Positive infant mental health is synonymous with a child's ability to form secure relationships"

How to build a happy baby

Mental Health / 06 Mar

"What is most striking about the Volkswagen story is the breadth and scope of the alleged fraud"

When a corporation goes rogue

Work & careers / 02 Mar

Smell you later

"The flavour of bacon comes from your nose"

"There is now evidence that some of these toxins on the microplastics can be transferred to animals that eat them with potential harmful effects" Photo: Dawid Piotr Szlaga

Not strictly fish: 73% of deep water fish contain microplastics

microplastics / 29 Mar

"While Ireland's Fashion Radicals exhibition is a modest archive of indigenous fashion talent, it offers remarkable insights and stories about Irish people and culture"

Getting the measure of Irish fashion's early radicals

irish fashion designers / 14 Feb

"No word covers a wider range of feelings and experiences than love"

The looks of love: the 14 different kinds of love

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