Air pollution may cancel out the brain benefits of exercise
Physical activity is good for brain health but polluted air has opposite effect, studies show
Victoria White: ‘My sunny boy suddenly exploded with anxiety and violence’
Childhood disintegrative disorder: Tom’s regression began with withdrawal at age four
Love bombing: Telltale signs your partner is manipulating you
Excessive attention early on can be a sign you’re in an unhealthy relationship
‘Flurona’: Can you get the flu and coronavirus at the same time?
As flu season sets in and Omicron continues to surge, how concerned should we be?
Can autonomous vehicles help shape the carbon emissions fight?
Policies to incentivise shared AVs are seen as ‘crucial’ and that disincentives be put in place to discourage single-passenger services
How to work out to ensure your knees remain healthy
Review on MRI studies shows no evidence running causes damage to knee cartilage
Left-wing authoritarianism mirrors far right, research finds
More similarities than differences between left-wing and right-wing authoritarianism
Dublin biotech firm Nuritas eyes global expansion with $45m funding round
Early backers include U2’s Bono and The Edge and Salesforce chief Marc Benioff
Antrim beef farmer finds a key to cutting agricultural emissions
Changing to American Stabiliser breed allowed Billy O’Kane cut emissions by 40%
US-based trio claim Nobel economics prize for ‘natural experiments’
David Card awarded half of prize, other half shared by Joshua Angrist and Guido Imbens
Green leaves and tough grasses – how plants respond to climate change
Research Lives: Astrid Wingler, UCC professor of plant biology
Maureen Gaffney: ‘In middle age, you’re in your prime’
The psychologist’s new book is a love letter to humanity in all its stages
Those anti-Covid screens that shops and bars use? They may make things worse
Erected as coronavirus precautions, the barriers may redirect germs to others, research suggests
Joan Ullyot obituary: Marathon-running doctor who debunked long-standing myths
Physician overthrew traditional ideas that women should not run long distances
Native American tribe in Maine buys back island taken 160 years ago
Ecological group funds purchase by Passamaquoddy who had lived there for 10,000 years
Is BMI good for your health?
By using the body mass index, illnesses and unhealthy habits can be missed
Trinity to elect first woman provost in 429-year history
Online election among 800-plus staff due to take place on Saturday morning
Outdoor transmission accounts for 0.1% of State’s Covid-19 cases
Just 262 cases traced to outdoor activities since pandemic began, official figures reveal
Bitter final chapter in the Mike Pence-Donald Trump relationship
Growing tensions between the pair exploded on the day the mob stormed the Capitol
Dozens of Hong Kong pro-democracy figures arrested in crackdown
Arrests target activists and politicians who were involved in election primary last year
America at Large: David Villa and Neil McGuire complaints need attention
Progress for women in sport remains one step forward and two steps back
Julia O’Faolain obituary: Irish author who wrote ‘about what is inescapable’
Her themes include clerical intrigue, women’s role in society, power, faith and sexuality
‘Mathematics seems too often to be about learning rules’
The ‘Mozart of math’ Terry Tao will deliver this year’s Royal Irish Academy Hamilton Lecture
Growing demands for Dutch burka ban to be rescinded
Hague Letter: Year-old ban seen as discriminatory and nonsensical in an era of obligatory Covid-19 face covering restrictions
Studies show positive signs of strong, lasting Covid-19 immunity
Research indicates antibodies appear to persist months after infections have resolved
China orders closure of US consulate in Chengdu as relations deteriorate
Move is tit-for-tat response after China told to shut its consulate in Houston earlier in week
Working together, apart can be fraught with misunderstanding
Collaboration is easier with facts and figures than with concepts and creativity
Chris Johns: Lesson for second Covid wave is clear – do not shut the economy
Economic lockdown just creates unemployment but does not stop the deaths
Prof Denis O’Sullivan: the Irishman who shone light on cosmic rays
The physicist, who died in February, worked with Nasa to protect astronauts from radiation
Study shows how talking can generate coronavirus droplets that linger for minutes
New study shows coughs or sneezes are not the only way virus can be transmitted
Amazon starts building its own lab to test employees for Covid-19
Tests are scarce, which has prevented public health officials from assessing the full scope of the outbreak across the US
Who needs human analysts when you’ve got robo-analysts?
Study suggests robo-analyst firms’ stock advice more profitable than that of their human counterparts
Data privacy erosions could leave a dangerous legacy
Net Results: ‘Decisions made in haste are typically disastrous policymaking’
Academics urge EU to issue ‘eurobonds’ to aid coronavirus response
More than 400 sign open letter calling for bill to be picked up by euro zone not individual states
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