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'The Moment' by Yongqing Bao

Fox and marmot stand-off wins wildlife photo prize

The curlew population is currently 138 pairs, a decrease of 96% in almost 30 years

Irish Curlew 'on brink of extinction'

Environment and Nature / 27 Sep

Three hundred trees are being transplanted

Watching trees grow: Forest installed in stadium

News Lens / 08 Aug

Giant Hogweed is a public health hazard due to its toxic sap

Limerick project to control spread of Giant Hogweed

Environment / 07 Aug

Colombia's national Quindio wax palm tree faces extinction due to non-breeding, livestock and now the probability of mining

Hundreds of plant species driven to extinction - study

Environment / 11 Jun

Is there a sting in the tail from last year's heatwave?

Ireland / 12 May

T-Rex was among the species wiped out during the Cretaceous extinction 66 million years ago

Earth's major 'mass extinctions'

Environment / 06 May

There has been a dramatic die-off of pollinating insects, especially bees

Destruction of nature threatens life on Earth, UN warns

People are most likely to be bitten by ticks in areas in the south and west of the country

Prevent tick bites to avoid Lyme disease, says HSE

Health / 29 Apr

Courtesy: Virunga National Park in eastern Congo

'Cheeky' gorillas pose for selfie with park rangers

News Lens / 23 Apr

Tank has been reunited with his owner Darren Jackson

Eagle owl, Tank, reunited with owners in Kildare

Ireland / 10 Apr

'Nature has more or less collapsed in Ireland'

Environment / 20 Feb

Insects ranging from butterflies and bees to dung beetles were among the most affected

Insect decline could cause 'collapse' of nature - study

Thousands of starlings in flight over Nobber

Swooping starlings thrill birdwatchers in Meath

Leinster / 08 Jan

The corals worst affected were branching corals that provide nooks and crannies for fish nurseries

Great Barrier Reef hit by catastrophic die-off in 2016

Environment / 19 Apr 18

Lean pickings for a Bullfinch in icy weather

4 tips for feeding hungry birds in cold weather

Weather / 28 Mar 18

A Linnet surveys its limited options in freezing temperatures

How to help birds survive in freezing weather

Weather / 28 Mar 18

The image of the woodpecker was taken by an amateur photographer

Weasel hitches ride on flying woodpecker

News / 03 Mar 15

Portugalophis lignites (left) in a ginko tree; Diablophis gilmorei (right), hiding in a ceratosaur skull. Credit: Julius Csotonyi/Nature

Snake slithering began much earlier than thought

News / 27 Jan 15

The study looked at the genetic data and MRI scans of over 30,000 people

Study reveals brain genetic variations

News / 22 Jan 15

Birds make the best of subtle effects of air turbulence, researchers discovered

Scientists unlock birds' aviation secrets

News / 15 Jan 14

Details of the study have been published in the journal Nature

Miniature developing human brains created in lab

News / 28 Aug 13

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