‘We thought it was just concussions’ – CTE and the death of Vincent Jackson
Wife of former Tampa Bay Buccaneers player speaks about his demise
China says it won’t build new coal plants abroad. What does that mean?
Climate experts give cautious welcome to Xi signalling shift from funding fossil fuels
Recent studies suggest Covid-19 evolved in nature
Prominent scientists claim there is no evidence to support theory Covid-19 leaked from China laboratory
Vaccine diplomacy helps Chile power ahead in Covid-19 race
More than 2.7 million jabs administered to Chile’s population of 19 mllion so far
Growing evidence exercise improves health by transforming cells
What biological steps allow a walk today to add to our lifespan decades from now?
Matt Williams: Alexander the Great offers an important lesson for rugby coaches
Players must be given the space to push their decision-making to the point of failure
Walking sort of like an Egyptian may not be enough any more
The news had barely landed before social media blew its collective top
Are you a non-lying cheat or just radically dishonest?
Lying and cheating behaviour comes in several distinct flavours, a recent study found
Trinity College examines plans for Covid-19 self-testing booths
Widespread testing programme for staff and students could prevent clusters on campus
It was business, it was personal: the Redstones’ father-daughter feud
US media mogul Sumner Redstone died this week
Trump stokes division over pandemic and race in Fourth of July speeches
President condemns ‘Marxists, anarchists, agitators and looters’ as coronavirus surges
Want someone to return your lost wallet? Leave cash in it
New research overturns beliefs on behaviour by planting 17,303 wallets in 355 cities
Wave goodbye to memory loss
Older people can now have the recall of a 20-year-old, with the help of a gentle brain stimulator. Pity the therapy won’t be widely available for years
Age-related decline in working memory is 'not unchangeable'– new study
New method of brain stimulation could be used as therapy for memory loss or injuries
Why do human-like robots keep getting attacked?
In Moscow, a man attacked a teaching robot with a bat, while the robot pleaded for help
Why Trump should fear Pelosi
Madam Speaker can count, legislate, horse-trade and stroke – plus she’s very, very tough
Maureen Dowd: Democratic socialist pushes past sexism on the trail
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: 'I wake up every day and I’m a Puerto Rican girl from the Bronx. Every single day'
‘Boston Globe’ journalist Kevin Cullen suspended for three months
Report found initial coverage of the Boston bombings raised concerns of ‘fabrication’
‘One hour into a four-year journalism course, I knew I had made a terrible mistake’
Sarah McInerney writes about her journey from being a DCU undergrad unsure about her course choice to making a career in journalism
Debate over American football’s safety now raging in family courts
Divorced parents in Pittsburgh in a legal dispute over whether son should play game
Derek Walcott: exuberant poet in love with the magic of words
The Nobel laureate was funny, explosively opinionated, playful and occasionally outrageous
Hurricane three times size of Earth behind Jupiter’s heat
Boston University research discovers Great Red Spot drives unusually hot atmosphere
Senator Billy Lawless can net nearly €30,000 in expenses
Chicago-based appointee denies cronyism concerning internship for Kenny’s daughter
Weekend in... Boston
This little big town has emerged from its introverted shell to offer a livelier mix of cultural offerings, plus an exploding food scene
Part-time hours pose full-time problems
Flexibility key for those tempted to shift to part-time schedule
America At Large: sad Chicago Bears story shows how risk can outstrip reward
Over 20 players who won Super Bowl XX are now in various states of incapacitation
Cat lovers we need your help: talk to us about fur
The Science pages launch a national survey to learn more about cat genetics
Ireland trials set to defy the weather
Top rowers bound for Cork but format restricted due to one day
Nasa robotic probe slips into orbit around Mars
Maven spacecraft to examine how planet lost water and how solar winds strip away atoms
Feminism should be big, not big business
International Women’s Day 2014 was turning into a celebration of women’s freedom to wear heels, be rich, be able to afford a good nanny
Mary McLachlan’s arrival set to boost Irish coaching set-up
Successful performance coach in the British system to join a team headed by her huband, Don
Espersen pleased by enthusiastic response to early first Ireland trial
Former world champion Sinead Jennings among the list of 216 entrants
Ireland’s first ‘celebrity chef’ and leading restaurateur dies aged 81
Mirabeau restaurant hosted international stars and leading politicians
‘They picked the wrong city to scare’
A sense of compassion and strength has brought communities together in the aftermath of Monday’s attacks on Boston
FBI releases photographs of Boston bombing suspects
Two men, dressed in dark clothes, and wearing baseball caps were described as “persons of interest" by investigators
Police hunt video suspect over Boston Marathon bomb
Hopes for break in case as man seen in footage dropping bag at site of blasts that killed three
US police believe video may identify bomber
Letter sent to President Obama shown to have contained poisonous ricin
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