Quiet, please! The remarkable power of silence – for our bodies and our minds
Time spent quietly allows us to unpack the contents of our mind and sort through them with greater clarity
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Time spent quietly allows us to unpack the contents of our mind and sort through them with greater clarity
‘The house is burning. We don’t need a more sophisticated thermometer, we need a fire hose,‘ says a resident expert at a unique conservation area in Costa Rica
The Last of Us television series is driving amazing interest in the story, says cave explorer
Getting out into nature on your hotel break is good for you, and even more so when you have your loved one by your side
Éanna Ní Lamhna on Irish jays, the blackcap’s call and a non-dinosaur tooth
Liza Cauldwell began photographing flowers to help process her breast cancer diagnosis and treatment as she navigates through healing
Éanna Ní Lamhna on a woeful woodcock, a perished pipistrelle bat and a radiant redshank
How to help? Plant wildflowers, avoid using chemicals and get comfortable with messy, neglected areas
As CAP payments are oriented towards sustainability, nature-friendly farming can secure reliable funding for farms in an increasingly unreliable global marketplace
Having othered nature throughout history, we continue to do so in Ireland. Once you demonise something, it is easy to discount it
British environmentalist and BBC presenter Chris Packham on battling to save the planet, standing up to his enemies, and how his autism made him hate himself
Taking care of yourself now means you can reap the rewards of longer-term improved health and wellbeing in the future
Éanna Ní Lamhna on the angle shades moth, dog’s vomit mould and strange slime underfoot
The start of the year is an ideal time to try a new activity or sport – and if it ignites your sense of adventure, so much the better
Ireland must take ‘big leaps as distinct to small steps’ in developing renewables, says SSE chief
The concept is an eco-centric approach which is nature-led and human-enabled
Ella McSweeney: When acorns fall from the oak tree in autumn, a jay will hide up to 5,000 of them around the wood
Eanna Ní Lamhna on gulls, the amethyst deceiver and caterpillars of the pine processionary moth
Pop music boosts plant growth while laughter is a great learning aid, students at the Primary Science Fair at the RDS have found
Bank voles have become important as prey for Ireland’s barn owl population
Éanna Ní Lamhna on fungus lining a lakeside path, a plant used as a laxative and diuretic, and unsegmented thunderworms
Winnowburn is the first – and so far, only – verified Woodland Carbon Code project in Northern Ireland, the least wooded part of the UK
Éanna Ní Lamhna on the territorial robin, abundant-berry folklore and the unusual-looking but harmless triggerfish
Environmentalists, unlike business advocates, can see too clearly how the world works and are willing to call it out
Many native trees and shrubs provide natural bird food over several months in the winter
The hives were worth between €1,200 and €1,600, according to beekeeper Bruce Copeland
Once abundant in Irish waters, overfishing and climate change have decimated their numbers - affecting not just the fishing industry but the Northeast Atlantic ecosystem
Éanna Ní Lamhna on fungi, a marine worm and whooper swans
Populations of the tiny crustacean - a key food source for whales and dolphins - have declined by 80% since 1970 due mainly to demand for omega-3 health supplements
Irish Whale and Dolphin Group ask ships to slow down to avoid hitting immature whale
Wildlife rehabber warns against manicured gardens and insecticides as hedgehog numbers drop 30% in past decade
Ella McSweeney: Without radical and urgent changes in how we use the land, the future of our most distinctive lakes is bleak
Éanna Ní Lamhna identifies a number of creatures and explains the odd colouring of a mallard drake
Éanna Ní Lamhna on a finch nest, the great pond snail and water-skating insects
A bad day’s gardening is often the result of shoddy tools, so invest well in your implements
Clew Bay and Tralee Bay are their last known refuges here, where their numbers are so low it may be too late to help them. Still, scientists refuse to give up hope
Éanna Ní Lamhna on a German wasp, a ruby tiger moth caterpillar, and a Cormorant on the Dodder
To watch a flower unfurl is to simultaneously be reminded of the fact that life is both worthwhile and fleeting
Organism gives sea its distinctive smell and promotes creation of clouds, thereby playing a significant role in global climate
The speed of decline in the ocean current system known as Amoc will determine whether Ireland can adapt or face catastrophic impacts
To the committed fungus hunter, mushrooms bought with money will always be worthless or, at least, worth less than those captured in the wild
The Burren is home to 27 species of moths and butterflies found nowhere else in the country, along with all of our rarest butterflies and half our rarest moths
Éanna Ní Lamhna on a dead 6ft leatherback turtle, a red garden spider, and the flowering lives of dandelions
Elon Musk should know that human social structures are more fluid than even the most complex of animal hierarchies
2024 was ‘masterclass in climate destruction’, António Guterres tells global leaders
Carbon credits predicted to enable big increase in climate spending but critics says backdoor deal was rushed and undermines UN climate process
World’s performance on emissions and temperature summarised in three words: ‘over the limit’
Éanna Ní Lamhna on a garden thief, the darter dragonfly, and – cough, cough – rook pellets
The confirmation revives the question of whether nightjars could have a more hopeful future in Ireland than previously believed
The author’s sensitive writing quietly captures nature’s exquisiteness and captivates the human heart
I awoke early one morning in Canberra to a bizarre sound. What the actual f**k is that, I thought, a pterodactyl? It was a magpie, but not like the ones I’d known
Certification to help farmers and landowners prove benefits of bog restoration projects and attract investment
‘This is a delay we can’t afford as we see alarming evidence on a weekly basis the Earth is moving towards dangerous environmental tipping points’, said Grace Carr of Irish Wildlife Trust
Eanna Ní Lamhna addresses your notes and queries, and explains how badgers could help save potatoes
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices