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On the Polish-Belarusian border sits Bialowieza forest. It is the last remaining section of an 8000 year-old forest that once spread across Europe. For all this time it remained untarnished by humans. In it reside lynxes, wolves, bison and…

We may grumble about the rain but its one of the reasons Ireland has a vibrant green landscape earning it the name of the Emerald Isle. The North Atlantic drift keeps the climate temperate, offloads a lot of rain and keeps our vegetation…

In late January and early February this year at least 29 young male Sperm Whales were migrating south from sub-polar waters when, for some unknown reason, they wandered into shallow waters in the North Sea. Reuters quotes Stephen March, the…

Tuberculosis (TB) has infected humans since ancient times with evidence of TB found in the bones of Egyptian mummies from as early as 3000 BC. In the medieval period deaths from TB were blamed on vampirism with the slow decline in health…

Researchers have analysed over 2000 wolf howls to better understand how they communicate. By observing their behaviour we know that wolves howl to communicate over long distances, to keep their pack together on the move, and to defend their…

“Ladies and Gentlemen, we have detected gravitational waves” David Reitze, executive director of LIGO announced to the world at a press conference this afternoon. It is a momentous occasion as all of the predictions of Einstein’s general…

When it comes to wildlife conservation most people only think about land animals like a cute panda, the majestic tiger, and Cecil the lion. Life in the Ocean is treated as a second class citizen. Pescetarians swear off animal meat because…

I've watched with amusement and annoyance the maelstrom of excitement that has swept the world of physics reporting the past few days. If you google 'gravitational waves' you will find a slew of articles published in all the leading…

Have you ever tried to put a price on a walk through a forest or the inspiration from a river you cross on the way to work everyday? Probably not, but the value of nature is something we should pay more attention to and even incorporate…

In the depths of the Anglo-Irish Economic war of the 1930s the Irish were told to burn everything British but their coal. Thankfully Irish relations with the British have vastly improved but amidst the economic depression was buried a…