Next spring these swans will be driven away by their formerly loving parents – The Irish Times
A pair of swans led their nine healthy cygnets upstream today. Incredible to have raised so many. Carmel…
Manchán Magan’s widow on his final days, death and legacy – The Irish Times
Aisling Rogerson is comfortable in silence. When I ask her about the last weeks of her late husband…
Author Alex Riley: ‘Even if humans cause mass extinction, life will still endure’
They are also known as “moss piglets”. In recent years, scientists are discovering how these comical animals survive…
UK Security, Food And Economy At Risk Without Climate Action, Experts Say
TOPSHOT – Personnel use a Royal Air Force (RAF) Chinook helicopter to lower bags of aggregate to reinforce…
Chinese scientists create super stable building block for quantum computers
Chinese physicist Pan Jianwei and his team have created a “quantum Lego block” that refuses to fall apart…
Six artists dive into nature’s depths in new Gisborne exhibition
Torri Stewart has a combination of prints and sculptural pieces. Her sculptural works are inspired by the materials…
Medicinal properties of nature not to be underestimated – The Irish Times
Imagine a drug that could substantially reduce hospital admissions for mental health disorders like psychosis, dementia and substance…
Glen of the Downs nature reserve could expand after NPWS acquires large parcel of forestry land – The Irish Times
The State has purchased private land adjacent to the Glen of the Downs in Co Wicklow which could…
Short bursts of oxygen deprivation could help treat depression, Chinese study concludes
Brief, controlled bouts of oxygen deprivation – essentially moments of safe suffocation – can alleviate severe depression as…
How Stephen Wilkes’ Day to Night Photos Capture Wildlife In an Entirely Different Way
Award-winning photographer Stephen Wilkes has two photos in this year’s National Geographic Pictures of the Year, a celebration…
The golden plover’s numbers in Ireland have dwindled to a few isolated strongholds – The Irish Times
At 7.45am on a Sunday, orange-gold crepuscular rays spilled across Dublin Bay, lighting the thin ribbon-like strands of…
Provisional liquidators appointed to company operating farm – The Irish Times
The High Court has appointed joint provisional liquidators to a company with a farm of more than 200…