France records ‘hottest summer ever’ in 2026 | Climate News
France joins other European countries in recording its hottest summer since measurements began. Published On 3 Sep 20263…
Hugging Face’s new duck robot is selling fast. A Chinese chip powers it
The Microduck robot is set to come with a range of pre-installed actions, according to its developers HuggingFace…
Is that a solar farm, or a train track? In one Swiss town, it’s both – The Irish Times
More than 3,000 kilometres of railways criss-cross the Swiss countryside, linking Alpine villages to big cities like Zurich…
New satellite images show Europe’s disappearing rivers due to drought | Climate Crisis News
Drought conditions have worsened across Central and Western Europe since the start of the summer with southern England,…
US Embraces Prediction Markets While G20 Nations Move to Block
The United States under President Donald Trump’s second administration is doubling down on prediction markets and the non-traditional…
Watch Sophie Adenot’s second spacewalk live
Science & Exploration 21/08/2026 12847 views 31 likes After a successful EVA-97 on Tuesday 18 August, watch ESA…
Thomas Piketty: Ireland’s economic model is damaging to other countries – The Irish Times
Thomas Piketty dials into the video call from his office, the spines of books he has authored arranged…
Stock market news for Aug. 13, 2026
Thu, Aug 13 20264:13 PM EDT Stocks finish in the green The three leading U.S. indexes finished in…
Europe heat and drought disrupt nuclear power plants
A view of the Cernavoda Nuclear Power Plant as low flow rate of the Danube River has raised…
Solar eclipse 2026: Rare spectacle to darken Ireland’s skies – The Irish Times
Main pointsA solar eclipse will take place across western Europe today. The sun will be obscured by the…
‘Maybe we made a mistake’: The Louth vineyard facing questions over how much of its wine is from Irish grapes – The Irish Times
Fields close to the river Dee in Co Louth are not where you would expect to find a…
I live in Amsterdam and I fantasise about Irish supermarkets – The Irish Times
I’ve always had a penchant for an Irish maximalist superstore experience. A place where you’d get lost in…