Half-tonne Porbeagle shark caught off coast of Donegal
International team of scientists tagged and released the record-breaking 2.8m fish
Trinity College’s ‘wildflower meadow’: What it was trying to achieve
It isn’t a panacea for biodiversity loss and shouldn’t be tried outside an urban context
Ireland faces ‘significant population’ of false widow spiders in next 20 years
NUI Galway’s venom study examines effect of growing colonies of spiders in urban areas
Researchers deploy new tagging devices to endangered basking sharks off west Cork
Project to help understand behaviour and physiology of Ireland’s gentle sea giants
Mystery of blue balls on Dublin beaches continues as radioactive threat ruled out
Small objects are thought to be taprogge balls, commonly used in heavy industry
Irish diet unsustainable and causes nutritional, financial problems - study
Irish consume too much animal protein while alcohol is 25% of daily nutritional cost
Consumption-based carbon taxes best way forward, economist Colm McCarthy says
Think tank examines future of dairying and agriculture’s role in tackling climate change
Irish researchers help to reveal the secret lives of tiger sharks
Information will help team assess global climate crisis
Inland Fisheries Ireland’s new funding call for 2019 to help conservation
Angling Notes: Decision to revoke licence of Norwegian multinational in Kerry welcomed by environmental group
Irish scientists discover why babies need to move in the womb
Movement guides the cells and tissues of the embryo to build a robust yet flexible skeleton
Show me the evidence!
Sometimes, evidence-based decision-making isn’t based on much evidence. There are lots of reasons why, but when things go wrong, we shouldn’t be afraid to say so and make a change
‘Super-ranger’ badgers may hold key to limiting spread of bovine TB
Some males may roam up to three times further than previously understood, scientists find
A new year’s resolution for the environment? Reduce activity
In our busy, always-on lives, punctuated with takeaway coffees, conveniently-wrapped groceries, budget flights, endless activities and fast fashion, less might actually be more
Ancient storms - not a tsunami - left massive boulders on western coast cliffs, study finds
Researchers compared Irish sites with location in New Zealand ravaged by a tsunami millions of years ago
A green pursuit: seeking nature-based solutions for cities
‘We will be asking the public to gather the data and consider what solutions will work best for their cities’
For a career in science, you need passion and enjoy what you do
A science degree is about more than science – it can set you up for fulfilment in many different areas
Why farmers and ecologists should be friends
Our challenge is to increase quantity and quality of food production while ensuring farmers can make a living, without trashing ecosystems
To bee, or not to bee?
The summer months when bees are buzzing is a busy time for a pollination ecologist, but not in the way you might think
Figuring out the challenges of being a scientist and a mum
More women are needed at senior level in area of Stem to inspire next generation
Even T Rex might have dined on carrion, model shows
Team develops computer model imitating life as it may have been on Jurassic landscape
Agricultural greenhouse emissions ‘may be underestimated’
Under-reporting due to way data assembled, says botanist Dr Jesko Zimmermann of TCD
Space a distraction from the discoveries awaiting us in Earth’s unexplored oceans
There is a growing movement to map the oceans, so why is space getting all the publicity?
Vulture ‘restaurants’ needed to protect the species
TCD zoologists urge human help for endangered birds to protect against habitat loss, poisoning and other threats
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