Ocean with David Attenborough review: Age has done little to quell the naturalist’s intellectual curiosity and childlike wonder
This engaging portrait of sea-life is being released around the world on his 99th birthday
David Attenborough
Fungus-infected ‘zombie spiders’ found in caves are unique to Ireland
The Last of Us television series is driving amazing interest in the story, says cave explorer
In a fake world, a verification revolution is needed
From photography to working from home, being able to prove things are real is ever more important
TV guide: 12 of the best new shows to watch, beginning tonight
March 31st-April 5th: From a new drama by Peaker Blinders creator Steven Knight to the Other Voices finale
Long-beaked Echidna: Lost mammal named after Attenborough rediscovered
Egg-laying animal, thought extinct for more than 60 years, captured on video for the first time
‘These aren’t wild places. They’re peopleless places. That’s what gives it that strange wild magic’
Television: On Ireland’s Wild Islands, Eoin Warner is on a soulful quest to discover the spirit of Ireland itself
Wild Isles: Quibbles about ‘our British Isles’ melt away in the face of David Attenborough’s passion
Attenborough’s narration – at once stern and cosy – draws you in, as all worries evaporate
Recycled plastic prices double as drinks makers battle for supplies
Rising cost of polyethylene terephthalate threatens sustainability targets set by companies
Learning to love the school run – a precious time
Overall the school run takes an hour. That’s two hours a day walking to and from schools
Jeremy Clarkson: ‘I’m just one of those rich f**kers who moved to the Cotswolds’
The TV presenter seems to be the new voice of British farming. No one is more surprised than him
Cop26: A crowded blue zone, ‘big mistake’ no-shows and more net-zero pledges
Planet Business: Stay only as long as necessary
Cop26 week 1: Hype aside, was there any actual progress?
Leaders meeting in Glasgow are cautiously optimistic targets can be met, or almost met
‘I have not taken a flight in three years’: Readers speak of their own climate action
From retrofitting to cutting out plastics - what people are doing to help combat climate change
Kathy Sheridan: Protesting works as we reach peak climate anxiety
Public pressure has already resulted in substantial levels of movement
Cop26: Taoiseach calls for climate crisis action to match rhetoric as leaders at summit urged to act
Boris Johnson will tell talks that humanity has 'long since run down the clock on climate change'
The Coastal Atlas of Ireland: Where land meets the sea
Atlas charts our shore’s geographic, social, economic and environmental significance
Another Life: Is there a “plant blindness” in humans compared with our interest in animals?
Michael Viney: Ability to identify plants vital, given their importance to food security and climate change
Samsung QN95A Neo smart TV: We’re gonna need a bigger living room
Review: This vivid 65-inch monster uses Neo QLED technology to bring fine detail
G7 leaders agree measures on climate and nature but is it enough?
David Attenborough tells summit world is within 10 years of dangerous tipping points
Attenborough: G7 face ‘most important decisions in history’ on climate
Sir David Attenborough to address leaders as they plan to tackle environmental problems
G7 summit Q&A: Everything you need to know
What is on the agenda, who is attending and will Brexit issues be sorted?
Netflix: 10 of the best new shows and films to watch in June
Including Sophie: A Murder in West Cork, Sweet Tooth and the return of Elite
In Dragons’ Den, rich adults treat other adults like children. I join in
Patrick Freyne: Dragons’ Den is still on, a contender for longest running show on TV
Beware the climate doomsayers
One Change: Hope – not gloom – should underpin the drive for climate action
Dolly Parton inoculated with Covid vaccine she helped fund
‘Don’t be such a chicken squat. Get out there and get your shot,’ says singer (75)
‘We can’t just dump our rubbish in the gorden. It’s the Vico Road – there’ll be meetings’
Ross O’Carroll Kelly: ‘Every single room in this house is haunted by the guilt of my failure’
Another Life: UK report urges global policies to meet hidden costs of ecological damage
Michael Viney: Education in nature from an early age recommended by author
Climate change is biggest threat to security, Attenborough tells UN
Security council warned of risk to food, fresh water, temperature and ocean food chains
Reducing world population may be a bad idea
Collapsed birth rates likely a greater threat to humanity than climate change
My Covid experience: ‘The mind starts to race. Oh God, why didn’t I do more with my life?’
Fatigue, addled daydreams and the reassurance of an oximeter
Focus intensifies on impact of tiny plastics on human body
Irish researchers helping international effort to close knowledge gap
David Attenborough: ‘We’ve had enough for the moment about disasters’
Attenborough talks about his 67 years on screen, his new A Perfect Planet series and the silver lining of the pandemic
Keith Duggan: Sports stars find their voices in a troubled year
It’s the athletes rather than the owners who have the conch now. When did that happen?
Dublin film critics reveal their best film of 2020
The Dublin Film Critics Circle has announced the results of its annual poll
Eco-anxiety: ‘I feel useless in the face of climate change’
Negative thoughts about the environment overwhelm me, I worry I’m not doing enough
Covid’s silver lining: How Ireland has fallen headlong in love with its pets
Dogs Trust and DSPCA report a huge jump in rehoming inquiries during the pandemic
John Lewis Christmas ad: I’m not crying but...
Patrick Freyne: There’s nude pigeons, flying snow people, heart-shaped haircuts – and a broken time-space continuum
‘Aye, AI, captain.’ IBM’s autonomous ship seeks to revolutionise modern transport
The Mayflower Autonomous Ship could be the first robotic vessel to safely cross the Atlantic
Four new films to see this weekend
Kajillionaire in cinemas, David Attenborough, 40-Year-Old Version, My Zoe at home
Taoiseach warns Ireland must act now on climate change before point of no recovery
Martin says he hopes Government will achieve carbon neutrality by 2050
Netflix: 10 of the best new shows and films to watch in October
Highlights include Rebecca, Emily in Paris, The Trial of the Chicago 7, David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet
Idles: Ultra Mono review – A bolt of righteous anger and furious energy
There is plenty to return to in the Bristol punks’ third album – if you have the stamina
David Attenborough has become the voice of the apocalypse
Extinction: The Facts asks whether we can prevent the devastation of the natural world
Greta Thunberg is going back to school. What has she achieved in two years?
The teenager elicits hope, admiration and even awe in people many times her age
Preparing for the post-Covid-19 classroom
Our guide to summer courses for teachers getting set for an altered school environment
Fintan O’Toole: ‘Bomb the economy’ is the only climate strategy that’s worked in Ireland
How can Scotland meet climate targets while Ireland fails? One word: leadership
David Attenborough gives humankind one last chance
A Life on Our Planet is a terrifying catalogue of our self-sabotaging transgressions
Aware, confused, leaderless: How Irish people feel about climate change now
We want to do the right thing, but need help, the annual B&A Sign of the Times survey shows
Britain to ban new petrol and hybrid cars from 2035
Move towards electric cars is five years earlier than planned
When I move to my new home, I'll miss Ma throwing her beady eye over everything
Helen O’Rahilly: Buying my first Dublin home won't be the same without the domestic goddess of the family casting her verdict
Attenborough tells Greta Thunberg she has made ‘astonishing’ impact
Swedish teenager’s parents say they made changes to save their daughter, not climate
This year’s top 10 Christmas conversation killers
Greta Thunberg, Maria Bailey and vaping: A round-up of the subjects to avoid this Christmas
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Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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