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Irish climate targets ‘fall well short’ of mark under Paris pact
Analysis by top scientist of State’s carbon mitigation plan at odds with national plan
Brexit may stymie British technological innovation
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Birr Castle telescope can detect low-frequency radio waves travelling across space
Venus: Potential sign of alien life detected on inhospitable planet, scientists say
Gas called phosphine which produces bacteria is found in harshly acidic clouds
How safe is air travel during the coronavirus pandemic?
Little evidence so far of in-flight transmission but airlines are struggling to restore confidence
Irish universities perform strongly in global social impact ranking
RCSI world number one under health and wellbeing category in Times rankings
How did Northern Irish emigrants fare in Britain during the Troubles?
New research project aims to gather experiences of people from Northern Ireland who moved to Britain between 1945- 2000
Brexit rot already working its way through British science
Nobel prize winner leaves as reality of disconnecting from EU funding network sets in
Changing tornado behaviour in US bodes ill for Europe
Academics researching possible link between global warming and rising number of twisters
Battery breakthrough as Irish researchers triple storage capacity
Trinity research centre explores power of ultra-thin nanomaterial MXenes
Prof Brian Cox: ‘It would be great to put Donald Trump in a classroom for a week’
One of his society-enriching ideas is a crash course in human knowledge for world leaders
Energy needs will not be met by natural gas, report warns
Stop Climate Chaos says natural gas supply makes electricity and heat supply insecure
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Despite Brexit, Britain is still the number one destination for Irish emigrants. Here’s all the info you need on jobs, rent, schools, healthcare, and more
Fears over funding cut to childbirth health research centre
Decision on world-class facility ‘damaging and dreadful’ – Prof Louise Kenny
Strikes a natural consequence of workers operating in a market environment
Workers’ investment into jobs operates under conditions of continuous uncertainty
The NHS and its Irish staff: 70 years of service
Personal stories of thousands of Irish workers are woven into fabric of the NHS
Sean Moncrieff: ‘It could be that baldness simply equates to ugliness’
Hair is no more than a hat, attached to your head. So why should it define you?
Couple may not marry in civil ceremony in Ireland, court rules
Pakistani national and UK national previously had Islamic religious marriage in UK
Your immune system: seven simple ways to support it
Your body works hard to fight off infections, but there are things you can do to give it a boost
Human eggs fully grown in laboratory for the first time
Scientists hope research could be a breakthrough in improving fertility treatment
Study finds microwaves may be frying up the environment
Ovens emit as much carbon dioxide every year as 7m cars, affecting climate change
Study finds sharp rise in self-harm among teenage girls
In Ireland, peak rate for self-harm is 15-19 years for women and 20-24 years for men
Lost collection of Alan Turing letters found in old filing cabinet
Collection of nearly 150 letters gives intriguing insight into mathematician’s views on US
Sperm count of Western men in downward spiral, study finds
Scientists document 59.3 per cent drop in average amount of sperm produced by Western men between 1973 and 2011
Manchester faces uncertainty after its darkest night
The Manchester Arena bombing will dwarf the legacy of the 1996 IRA attack in the city
Irish women earn more than any group in the UK, including men
Irish women more likely to be in senior and middle managerial positions
When antibiotics don’t work any more what can we do?
Search for alternatives is focusing on antimicrobial properties of honey and certain metals
Colm Tóibín appointed chancellor of Liverpool University
Post is latest academic appointment for three-time Booker nominated author
Advanced science and children’s toy combine to make new sensor
Mix of graphene and Silly Putty hundreds of times more sensitive than existing versions
Majority of Irish footballers rely on second job due to poor pay
Fifpro survey found League of Ireland players have some of the shortest contracts
Running: How to make gravity your friend
Preparing well and paying attention to how you run can help prevent many common injuries
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Ancient human remains found in Cavan Burren Park
Bones, dug up by a badger outside burial tomb, date back at least 4,500 years
Shining light on if there is a link between weather and pain
If associations are found between pain levels and weather, this could mean a better standard of life for chronic pain sufferers
Breast cancer drugs can destroy tumours in 11 days
British doctors discover some patients may avoid chemotherapy if they combine drugs
Self-harm: Short-term pain is a long-term suicide risk
The risk of somebody dying by suicide in the year after a self-harming episode is about 100 times greater than that of somebody in the general population
Japan’s Buddhist temples in danger of going out of business
Due to high cost of death rituals and a shift from belief, temples are in less demand
Cancer-fighting ‘grenades’ developed by scientists
New findings could help reduce the damage to healthy cells in treatment of disease
The Whitworth: bigger is better for the ‘Tate of the north’
The expanded Manchester gallery is looking to make an explosive impact
Poetry Now shortlist for best single volume by Irish poet
The five shortlisted writers for the award being given on March 21st have strong track records
Academic who helped transform the discipline of accounting
Ted O’Leary: May 18th, 1950 - May 29th, 2014
Brought to Book: Vona Groarke on the unbearable lightness of reviews
‘What has being a writer taught me? Precision. Restraint. Slyness. Envy. Thrift. The value of a good noun’
Reaching for the stars in Australia
Astronomer Alan Duffy has found amazing star-gazing opportunities Down Under
Dinosaur walks the walk 94 million years on
Computer simulation reconstructs how biggest animal to walk the planet moved
Boy (14) charged over Manchester sex assaults
Teenager allegedly carried out attacks on women near University of Manchester
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