Nature

Paul Clements spent a year living in a cottage on the grounds of Montalto Estate in Co Down

May is a risky month for gardeners – take timely precautions now for a flourishing summer garden

Éanna Ní Lamhna on the Leisler’s bat, a clawless crab, and an invasive ladybird

Our mission: To discover whether this small migratory bird was faring any better in its (probable) winter home

For a week, thrush nestlings, owls thrillingly close, frogs and an otter were all breaking news, urgent, fascinating. But this can’t be real life

Ella McSweeney: It is possible to counteract relentless damage to our soils caused by human activity

Photographing one of these unforgettable birds on a Dublin river led me on journey of reconnection with the natural world

Éanna Ní Lamhna on sand martins, the peacock butterfly and a dead frog

Reviews of new works from writer and spoken art performer Chris McQueer, contemporary artist Ed Atkins and sports and wildlife writer Simon Barnes

These creatures have made a laughing stock of me. There’s an army of them working shifts, and I’m not the only local feeding them

Pollination is a crucial and vibrant interaction between plants and animals, one that is also captivating

Published in 2015, Laudato Si’ spoke of our serious moral responsibility to protect the planet

Éanna Ní Lamhna on the hawthorn shield bug, underground bees, and the red-listed yellowhammer

A study showed an ability to modify sticks and even bend a straight piece of wire into a hook to retrieve food from a tube

Éanna Ní Lamhna on the scarlet elf cup, plastic pollution and a Kiwi invader

If you think hospital waiting lists and access to GP care are challenging now, climate change will bring more difficulties

Éanna Ní Lamhna on how to report dead birds, a bone of contention, and an imported lizard

A new study finds that people watching nature videos reported electric shocks as less intense, a pattern also observed in their brain scans

Éanna Ní Lamhna on rats’ incisors, the house martins and a suspicious sparrowhawk

‘The shapes we see in starling murmurations are an example of “emergent behaviour” ... from relatively simple underlying rules’

The mix of plants provides a range of ecosystem services and habitats that natural colonisation would not achieve

Readers’ questions: The cherries were a wonderful surprise in the first year, but the tree has not been particularly bountiful since

Éanna Ní Lamhna on the smallest bird in Ireland, an invasive moth, and the fluted bird’s nest fungus

Key to keeping on top of the to-do list at this time of year is to prioritise ruthlessly

Despite its status as a protected area for birds and wildlife, Lady’s Island Lake in Co Wexford is now suffering from a dangerous, if not fatal, level of pollution

Éanna Ní Lamhna identifies and explains readers’ other unusual nature findings

Findings will inform targeting of emissions cuts, say University of Galway scientists

High-value habitats can be avoided if identified but it is the less obvious impacts that are so far known to cause the biggest effects

Eanna Ní Lamhna answers readers' queries about jackdaws bearing gifts, a curious shell and a couple of frogs who got carried away

Minister for Heritage announces doubling of walkways in Co Galway nature attraction via partnership between parks service and Fáilte Ireland

The bird of prey has become extinct from Ireland twice but managed to recover until it is common and widespread once more

Éanna Ní Lamhna answers your queries on unusual geese, flying sea creatures and unfamiliar fungi

Resumed UN Cop16 negotiations in Rome end with fragile accord but critics warn pact falls short on curbing nature loss

Scientists at Maynooth University are applying a breadth of thinking and innovation with a view to putting farming on a surer footing

Those who regard trees as a nuisance are failing to appreciate their ecological and psychological benefits

‘One species that can match us drink for drink, however, is the humble vinegar fly’

Current collapse would lead to much colder conditions in Ireland and northwest Europe

Prevalence of AMR bacteria in swans likely ‘linked to human-associated pollution of shared water habitat’ says researcher

Your notes and queries for Eanna Ní Lamhna

A dual consciousness – of the sublime and exalted nature of the universe, and of its utter dispassion – flows through this novel