Biodiversity week: ‘Natural world should be protected for all our benefit’Events aims to celebrate wildlife and raise awareness of damage being done to environmentMon May 21 2018 - 12:32
Health Heroes: scoliosis campaigners battling to reduce waiting times for childrenThey raised over €14,000 for the orthopaedic charity Straight Ahead and hosted a huge toy collection for children having surgery for scoliosis in Irish hospitalsMon May 21 2018 - 07:01
Health Board: upcoming conferences, talks, campaigns and eventsBody image at the Science Gallery and public talk on bullying by John LonerganMon May 21 2018 - 03:01
Nature Diary: Wildflower foodMay is a peak month for foraging as wild flowers and herbs come into full bloomSat May 12 2018 - 01:02
Nurturing responsibility in Cavan’s open prisonCan growing vegetables help prepare prisoners to return to society as law-abiding citizens?Tue May 08 2018 - 12:01
Busting myths about back pain: why exercise is often the best treatmentThe key is to get moving again and not focus too much on the exact source of the painTue May 08 2018 - 06:01
‘Good friendships make for a healthy life as much as regular exercise and healthy diet’Health Hero: Prof Rose Anne KennyTue May 08 2018 - 06:01
Health Board: upcoming conferences, talks, campaigns and eventsAn introduction to tai chi and health checks for over-55s take place this weekMon May 07 2018 - 03:01
Exercise and yoga event for all abilities and disabilitiesGot Your Back Ireland is ideal for people with chronic health issues or those after surgeryTue May 01 2018 - 03:01
The age of citizen science has arrived but sustained funding is an issueImportant marine citizen science projects sometimes struggle to surviveThu Apr 26 2018 - 12:48
Nature Diary: European eelsOne of our most threatened native fish species now regarded as ‘critically endangered’Sat Apr 21 2018 - 06:02
River movements seek flow of rights to waterwaysIrish river trusts spring up as ‘rights of nature’ movement surges internationallySat Apr 14 2018 - 06:00
Cystic fibrosis from different angles: the patient, the doctor, the parent, the siblingIn Ireland, about 1,300 suffer from the life-threatening inherited diseaseTue Apr 10 2018 - 12:01
The schoolgirl raising understanding about young carersCaoimhe Bennett was one of the 20 finalists in the Pramerica Spirit of Community AwardsMon Apr 09 2018 - 07:01
Health Board: upcoming conferences, talks, campaigns and eventsCystic Fibrosis Ireland’s national fundraising day and Trinity seeks participants for Alzheimer’s studyMon Apr 09 2018 - 06:01
My sugar detox: headaches, sweats, dizziness, but it gets betterAvoiding added sugar isn’t easy but nutritional therapist Elsa Jones is there to helpMon Apr 02 2018 - 16:33
Living donations: who can give, what, how and where?In Ireland, you can donate blood, kidney, bone marrow, platelets, breastmilk and hairWed Mar 28 2018 - 06:01
‘I’m always blown away by the strength and courage of families’Caroline Lynch is one of six organ donation co-ordinatorsMon Mar 26 2018 - 18:01
Dead or alive: A simple guide to organ donationBecoming a potential donor is easy – carry an organ donor card and let your family knowSun Mar 25 2018 - 20:01
Nature Diary: There is more to hedgerows than their visual aestheticThey provide food for animals and store carbon to mitigate against climate changeSat Mar 24 2018 - 06:30
Locals reclaim Fairview Park with a little creativityDublin council project enables northside women to turn their park into a Zen gardenSat Mar 24 2018 - 06:00
A journey through hairstyles and scientific discoveries‘Not enough money going into discovery on the spectrum of research from discovery to translation to applications’ - Paul NurseThu Mar 22 2018 - 06:00
‘Plastic is a beautiful thing if you can take care of it’Two Irish companies make recycling plastics their businessThu Mar 22 2018 - 01:00
Consumer guide to what’s recyclable and what isn’t in household recycling binsUp to one third of all household recycling bins are contaminated by unrecyclable materialThu Mar 22 2018 - 01:00
Health Board: upcoming conferences, talks, campaigns and eventsEmployers across Ireland are encouraged to host an event on national Workplace Wellbeing Day on April 13thMon Mar 19 2018 - 03:01
Nature Diary: ShamrockThere is much dispute as to exactly which three-leafed plant is a shamrockSat Mar 17 2018 - 06:30
The Kilkenny taxi man whose drive saves livesHealth Hero: Derek Devoy asks drivers to monitor spots where people go to take their own livesMon Mar 12 2018 - 06:30
Health Board: upcoming conferences, talks, campaigns and eventsHelp build up blood stocks, keep an eye on glaucoma and get your children interested in architectureMon Mar 12 2018 - 03:01
Nature Diary: Spring wildflowersSpring flowers bring rich colour and gentle scents once the weather gets a little warmerSat Mar 10 2018 - 06:30
Nature Diary: Pick nettlesNettles are rich in vitamins A and C and iron, potassium, manganese and calciumSat Mar 03 2018 - 06:30
Nature Diary: Barn owlsThere has been a 50 per cent drop in the number of barn owls over the last 25 yearsSat Feb 24 2018 - 06:30
How comedy and drama can help communicate complex scientific theoriesAmerican physicist Jessamyn Fairfield turned her improvised comedy routine into a science communication tool, while Irish engineer/actor Niamh Shaw imagines a trip to Mars in a new playThu Feb 22 2018 - 11:01
Dance away the years – classes for older people bring physical and psycho-social health benefits‘I discovered the Well Dance for Seniors classes and find it’s a wonderful way to get fit’Tue Feb 20 2018 - 19:00
Adopting from abroad: I asked myself was I doing the right thing taking her from her cultureI asked myself was I doing the right thing taking her from her culture and birth place?Tue Feb 20 2018 - 03:20
My son talked about killing himself when he was fourThe children have always known they are adopted, but have totally different responses to itTue Feb 20 2018 - 03:10
What is it like to be an adoptive mother in Ireland today?‘The inter-country adoption process is very gruelling with a lot of uncertainty’Tue Feb 20 2018 - 03:01
Nature Diary: LichensIreland is very rich in lichens, with over 1,100 recorded speciesSat Feb 17 2018 - 06:30
Want to get close to nature? Draw itDrawing and painting wildlife can enhance our understanding of the natural worldSat Feb 17 2018 - 06:00
Science of kissing: why a kiss is not just a kissThe evolutionary origins and physiology behind mouth to mouth kissingTue Feb 13 2018 - 07:01
Nature Diary: FrogspawnAs the weather gets milder you might spot frogs’ eggs in ponds. But don’t disturb itSat Feb 10 2018 - 06:30
Foraging dinner, fresh from an Irish rock poolYou can use seaweed in everything from scones to soup – and it’s almost back in seasonSat Feb 10 2018 - 06:30
Nature Diary: gorse flowersPod-like flowers are most prolific on mountainous and bogland scrubs from February to MaySat Feb 03 2018 - 06:30
Are biologically based plastics a realistic replacement for petrochemical plastics?As the world wakes up to the environmental scourge of plastic waste and the EU launches its first ever Plastics Strategy, Sylvia Thompson asks is there a role for biologically based plastics in packaging?Mon Jan 29 2018 - 10:11
What are ‘energy drinks’ and should they be banned?Aldi is banning so-called energy drinks to those under the age of 16Sat Jan 27 2018 - 06:00
