‘You can leave the office by midday on Friday and no one bats an eyelid’
Wild Geese: Sara Hayden, Norway
Wild Geese: Sara Hayden, Norway
Research lives: Prof Peter Gallagher, head of astrophysics at Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS)
Research on spinal cord injury, climate change and horse breeding included in list
There are fears Nipah virus – which has a mortality rate of between 40 and 100% – could become more transmissible
Calls for expert group to be set up amid fallout from Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin controversy
Genetic material which gives bats natural superpowers revealed for the first time
‘We need to look at why horseshoe bats don’t get sick from coronavirus’ – Irish scientist
The big change driving new outbreaks is humans disturbing bats’ habitats
Emma Teeling believes bats hold the key to slowing down the ageing process
Varadkar and Donohue cancel attendances due to demands of looming general election
Research Lives: John Leech, PhD researcher at APC Microbiome Ireland
Smoking, poor diet, obesity can create cell types implicated in many old-age diseases
Critical evidence intervention in ageing process might increase quality of living
Scientists are focusing research on compressing period of illnesses linked to getting old
Research may help unlock the secrets of staying healthy in old age
There’s a severe dearth of women in portaits on Irish walls, and the Royal Irish Academy is doing its bit to redress the balance
Life after STEM degrees full of diverse job opportunities
A recent study of bat mating behaviour addresses the question of whether female sexual preferences for high-pitched calls can be bad for the males
Ted Talks have become a global phenomenon worth €31.7m a year and there’s an offshoot in Tallaght
What our noses smell was altered by evolution to aid survival
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Full general election coverage including analysis and results for all 43 constituencies
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices