Study warns of possible new ‘pandemic virus’ from pigs

Risks of viruses crossing species barrier into humans in densely populated regions highlighted

Antarctica ice melting six times faster than in 1980s, study finds

Ice losses surged to a net 252 billion tonnes a year between 2009-17, according to report

Sleep deprivation linked to Alzheimer’s disease, study suggests

Participants who slept poorly had greater amounts of amyloid beta protein in brain

Scientists warn of heightened possibility of mass extinction

Researchers predict ‘biological annihilation’ as billions of populations of animals lost in recent decades

Woolly mammoth was still alive in era of Newgrange, says study

Researchers say climate change and rising sea levels was the cause of the animals’ demise

Smart money on a bigger male brain? Dangerous talk indeed

Major study of 1,400 male and female brains fails to find evidence of ‘sexual dimorphism’

Fruit fly helps scientists identify gene linked to humans’ alcohol consumption

Researchers believe gene mechanism may point to new treatments for alcohol abuse

What’s new, pussycat? Certainly not your DNA

Genes explain more than you might think about the history of the feline

One tiger economy helps understand collapse of another

Irish archaeological sites explain huge European population fall

Cork scientists can show those who thrive on stress or buckle

Discovery at UCC could lead to new drugs to combat depression

Energy-hungry childhood brain slows growth

Five-year-old brain demands twice as much energy as an adult’s

Littlest hedgehog fossil found in British Columbia

Silvacola acares, or ‘tiny forest dweller’, measures just 5cm

It seems that elephants, indeed, never forget