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Lioness Zuri held Nyack by the neck until he stopped moving, the zoo said in a statement

Lioness kills father of her cubs at US zoo

News Lens / 7 hrs

Before now, this unusual creature had only been filmed in the Gulf of Mexico (Courtesy: Australian Antarctic Division)

'Headless chicken monster' filmed off East Antarctica

News Lens / 8 hrs

Exceptional snowfall at the start of the year was matched by soaring temperatures and little to no precipitation after March

'Year of extremes' for shrinking Swiss glaciers

News Lens / 16 Oct

Beer: key ingredient barley may increase in price as yields fall

Climate change could cause beer prices to soar - study

Environment / 15 Oct

A rope of wet wipes found on the beach: Coastwatch says many people are still flushing wipes

Flushed wet wipes damaging marine environment - survey

Environment / 15 Oct

The residents of Pearse House claim that the incidence of rats has been caused by a number of construction sites in the area

Residents hold protest over rats in Dublin flat complex

Dublin / 12 Oct

The US President said he would read the IPCC report on climate change

Trump sceptical of UN climate change report findings

The report says more people are facing water shortages and severe drought

What does the UN climate report say?

Environment / 08 Oct

The report says ten million people on small islands, low lying coastal areas, and river deltas would be protected by shaving 10cm off the rise in sea levels

'Rapid change' needed to avert global climate chaos

Environment / 08 Oct

The PAC heard that the high number of cows in Ireland is a problem for Ireland's greenhouse gases

Greenhouse gases a 'dilemma' for Ireland, PAC told

Environment / 04 Oct

The study claims up to 50% of global coastal wetlands have been destroyed in the last century

Research on impact of invasive plants on wetlands

Environment / 03 Oct

MEPs voted to cut CO2 emissions by 40% by 2030

EU Parliament backs tougher CO2 targets for new cars

Europe / 03 Oct

Maya Bay is on Phi Phi Leh island in the Andaman Sea

Thai beach closes indefinitely to recover from tourism

Thailand / 02 Oct

Research will look at the impacts of global warming of 1.5ºC above pre-industrial levels and related global greenhouse gas emission routes

Climate change experts gather to finalise major report

Environment / 01 Oct

Experts have warned up to half the world's orca population could disappear over the next 30-50 years

World's orca population under threat from pollution

Environment / 27 Sep

Restaurants that do not comply will get two warnings before being fined

California to limit plastic straws use in restaurants

Environment / 21 Sep

The acquisition was funded by Greencoat Renewables €250m credit facility

Greencoat buys Wexford windfarm

Business / 21 Sep

Jean Claude Juncker said additional measures were 'scientifically accurate and politically indispensable'

It's crunch time for action on climate change

Climate Change / 16 Sep

The study was conducted over a two-month period between November 2016 and January 2017

Use of 'green' fuels breaching WHO air guidelines

Air pollution / 14 Sep

Professor John Fitzgerald, Chair of the Climate Change Advisory Council, called for carbon tax increases

Committee told carbon tax needs to increase

Politics / 12 Sep

Project hopes to clean-up the rubbish patch within 5 years

Ocean Cleanup project sails from San Francisco

The Ocean Cleanup / 09 Sep

The drone was developed specifically for coral reef environments (Pic: Great Barrier Reef Foundation)

Drone Ranger: Using tech to tackle reef invaders

News Lens / 03 Sep

Less than 15% of the world's plastic is recycled, with much of it ending up in rivers, seas and oceans, landfill or the general environment as litter

New biodegradable plastic developed by scientists

Science and Technology / 29 Aug

Hurricane Maria hit the Caribbean island in September

Hurricane Maria death toll raised from 64 to 2,975

Hurricane Maria / 29 Aug

The scientists were speaking ahead of the start of the International Association for Plant Biotechnology's congress

Biologists concerned over genetic modification decision

Science / 20 Aug

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