Nature

For many of us, raised on television nature documentaries from far-flung places, nature is something exotic, out there

Researchers have been stunned by this unique relationship between a female killer whale and a newborn long-finned pilot whale

Éanna Ní Lamhna on murderous sparrowhawks, a pathogenic fungus and a case of mistaken identity

Eanna Ní Lamhna on dunnocks, Harlequin ladybirds, cormorants and mason bees

The spider was filmed eating the protected species over a three-day period, scientists at the University of Galway confirm

Eanna Ní Lamhna on woodcock, mushrooms, aphids, buzzards and hazel catkins

I’m far from alone: 84% of Irish people say access to nature is important for their mental health

Eanna Ní Lamhna on tortoiseshell butterfly, pied wagtail, egrets and early emerging queen bumble bees

Michael Viney’s introductory column from his family’s new home on an acre of Co Mayo appeared in The Irish Times in October 1977

Éanna Ní Lamhna on a field mouse, a spider’s elaborate trap and a ‘nasty’ invasive species

Michael Viney: The lynx is currently favoured for Irish rewilding as a means of controlling the plague of’ wild’ deer damaging forests and eating too much farmers’ grass

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The Old Irish Goat, now officially recognised as an Irish native rare breed, is controlling the growth of unwanted plants on opposite sides of the island of Ireland

Michael Viney: In Listen to the Land Speak, Manchán Magan aims to ‘send shards of light’ to illuminate the landscape and our history in it

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Michael Viney: Plenty of talk about ramification and refinement, but nature has grown short of time

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Readers' nature queries: Eanna Ní Lamhna on sulphur tuft fungus, the New Zealand flatworm, Silverfish, reindeer and Christmas trees

Another Life: In ancient times black pepper was used as dowry, tax and rent

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Michael Viney: Clasped between islands, the Irish Sea shapes ecosystems with a huge variety of wildlife

Michael Viney: This is the new face of phenology, the age-old study of the timing of changes in nature

Eye on Nature: Eanna Ní Lamhna on dor beetles, bog asphodel, Ichneumon fly and the box-tree moth caterpillar

Revenue rise driven by demand for sawn wood and timber products

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Weeds can serve as hugely useful indicators of different soil types and growing conditions

It makes good economic sense to act now, says leading scientist Prof John Sweeney

For Coillte, the biggest crisis of recent years has not been Covid, says chief executive

Relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions boosts group’s food service business

Scientists believe humans and Neanderthals merged in Europe to become one new species

ASAI partially upholds complaint against MyRefund which manages flight delay claims

Buyers are moving to the Louth town to take advantage of relatively low property prices

Amber materials science centre team find wonder material good for high-tech uses

Ground-breaking research has enabled a quadriplegic man to move his forearm by way of a microchip implant in his brain

This useful plant is used to reduce pain, to moisturise and to aid healing, among other properties

Group at Zhejiang University of Hangzhu in China identify gene that may be linked to quitting

Benefit of ecosystems worth some €566m to tunesmiths over 12 years - Dr Luca Coscieme

International team found ‘bee products were exploited’ at least from 9,000 years ago

A recent study in Nature maps very fine regional variations in genetic make-up in the UK

Current funding structures encourage safe and pre-determined research, says consultant neurologist Orla Hardiman