Wytham Woods tells many stories, not least of the worryingly slow recovery of some species

Idea of humans as a service doesn’t sit well with most people’s sensibilities

Hospital software group to help create platform to monitor impact of patient care plans

Denying a platform to those who disagree with you drives dissent underground

Team believes discovery points towards new therapies

Arachnids use vibrations to help them locate and identify prey and partners, study says

Medical Matters: You won’t find a better male depression narrative than Bruce Springsteen’s autobiography

Reports of high levels of side effects are misleading, say medical researchers

Archerfish are able to identify faces they have seen before, according to new study

The 4,800-year-old bone from Newgrange monument forms part of new research

That's men: The Irish language recognises the movement of emotion. ‘Tá brón orm’, sadness is upon me

The Dublin-born author’s passionate, promiscuous nature is laid bare in this well-edited collection, as are her conflicted views on Ireland, ‘island of spells, provincial pigsty’

Louise Richardson becomes first woman in role in 800 years

Catholic bishops say events being prepared and details to be announced shortly

Irish floods from Storm Desmond rendered 40% more likely by global warming

Not only do teens hate early school times but their learning suffers from such hours, which can cause poor concentration, impaired mood, altered appetite and weight gain

Analysis: Group reaching out to fill void wherever chaos exists or to create it in lands of infidel

Researchers find the apathetic have less efficient brain structure than the motivated

Louise Richardson says State must consider whether it can afford arrangement

Report by US team that low-fat diets are ineffective for weight loss is challenged

Researchers found therapies had marked effect on tiredness and joint aches

Map found inside copy of ‘The Lord of the Rings’ owned by illustrator Pauline Baynes

Stance to be welcomed by those campaigning to stay in the union

UCD also included in list of top universities with graduates that go on to lead start-ups

Even independent public servants may find it difficult to resist strong lobbying

Allegations include that prime minister was part of decadent university dining society

Boffins reveal intention to send message into outer space via competition with $1m prize

Walter Palmer says he is ‘heartbroken’ at disruption to his life after Zimbabwe hunt

Srin Madipalli and Martyn Sibley saw their disability as a problem to solve – and didn’t give up

Lion was lured into Honest Ndlovu’s game park and shot by US dentist Walter Palmer

A study estimates up to 47% of jobs in the US may be at risk from computerisation

US to review petition of 100,000 signatures to have Walter Palmer face justice in Africa

Cecil the lion tricked into leaving Zimbabwe national park after €45,000 allegedly paid

Irish-based firm joins in Europe’s largest Series A life science financing

Perhaps more than any other technology, robotisation and automation threaten to reshape society, and we better have some ideas as to how we will adapt to that changed landscape

Governments and business should collate their data to prevent attacks and limit terrorist recruitment online

Research could lead to up to a decade’s warning of disease

Targeted reforms could reduce risk of overreliance on rote learning among students

Research suggests ‘mindfulness meditation’ helps prevent depression relapse

Mary Redmond: August 25th, 1950 - April 6th, 2015