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Science

Last week
13th April 2025 - 26th April 2025
FactCheck
FactCheck: Studies of millions of children show there is no connection between autism and vaccines
19 Apr
13.1k
world heritage day
Two historic locations added to Ireland's tentative list of UNESCO world heritage sites
18 Apr
51.5k
15
Squid Game
Watch: The world's largest known squid species has been filmed alive in the wild for the first time
16 Apr
22.4k
14
This month
April 2025
A1 from AI
Leaving Cert examiners offer €100,000 contract to research how AI can be used to correct papers
7 Apr
39.8k
20
detour
Phew! The asteroid that was briefly feared to strike Earth may now hit the Moon instead
3 Apr
12.8k
22
Last month
March 2025
HSE
Weight-loss drug Wegovy now available in Ireland
24 Mar
23.8k
70
Norovirus
High levels of winter vomiting bug circulating, HPSC warns
23 Mar
18.0k
netflix drama
How fragile we are: Why Netflix drama Adolescence is essential viewing for everyone
Debbie Ging
Updated 20 Mar
39.7k
149
Aerial survey
Don't be alarmed if you spot this plane flying very low to the ground in Kerry and Clare
20 Mar
16.6k
13
state of the climate
Five key graphs that show 2024's spiralling climate change in Ireland and worldwide
Record levels of greenhouse gas concentrations, temperatures, rainfall and glacier loss were experienced last year.
Updated 19 Mar
9.3k
91
Deimos
A European probe has captured photos of Mars’s smaller and 'more mysterious' second moon
13 Mar
6.3k
12
they have a problem
SpaceX delays flight to replace stranded astronauts after launch pad fault
13 Mar
7.4k
11
Furry Friends
Scientists looking to de-extinct the woolly mammoth have created a 'woolly mouse'
Scientists working towards re-establishing woolly mammoths have made woolly mice.
4 Mar
9.7k
24
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Serious fatal crash in Donegal, Pope ‘resting’ in Rome and Zelenskyy-Trump relationship ‘can be salvaged’.
1 Mar
5.3k
This year
2025
not so deep impact
Good news! Nasa dramatically reduces the chances that 'city killer' asteroid will hit Earth
20 Feb
11.4k
48
what's the quark
Black holes, particle physics and dark matter: Why is Ireland finally applying to join CERN?
Ireland is set to apply for associate membership status of the major European scientific body today – but why has it taken so long?
19 Feb
6.0k
14
adult adhd
We need to talk about the daily struggle of parenting with ADHD
Karen Beckett
17 Feb
13.1k
Quiz
Quiz: How much do you know about asteroids, meteors and comets?
8 Feb
18.7k
28
The Daily Poll
Do you like to stargaze?
22 Jan
8.5k
23
InvestigatesSoil Invaders
A love-hate relationship: Ireland’s rhododendron problem
21 Jan
20.9k
39
InvestigatesSoil Invaders
Did you know you can buy invasive plants in garden centres?
19 Jan
19.2k
27
InvestigatesSoil Invaders
Invasive species are ‘destroying ecosystems’ in Killarney National Park
Anthea Lacchia
17 Jan
16.6k
38
InvestigatesSoil Invaders
Fight against invasive plants costing councils millions and may never end
Invasive species are destroying the environment and cost local authorities over €8.5 million in just four years.
They are are still proliferating in many parts of the country despite this cost
Controlling the spread of Japanese knotweed was the top driver of spending
Expert: 'Invasive species are the second biggest driver of biodiversity loss on the planet'
Anthea Lacchia
15 Jan
24.0k
40
glass half full
It'll be grand, sure: Irish people are the most optimistic citizens in Europe
14 Jan
11.2k
50
Young Scientist
This low-cost camera system detects cars breaking red-lights and sends details to gardaí
Three students came up with the idea after seeing drivers run red lights on their way to school.
8 Jan
29.5k
54
Dublin
Vape safety and testing big Irish heads: What to expect at this year's Young Scientist
Updated 8 Jan
10.3k
12
Looking Back
Elections, Eurovision and Fine Gael departures: The most read articles on The Journal in 2024
A look at the top 20 stories on TheJournal.ie last year.
2 Jan
6.5k
5
Last year
2024
Extreme Weather
'Dangerous new heights' of climate change displaced millions of people around the world in 2024
27 Dec 2024
5.0k
52
InvestigatesData Centres
What happens now? Data centres being built outside Ireland may be better for the environment
The Journal Investigates finds that renewable energy in other EU countries can offer a greener solution to Ireland’s ‘dirty’ data centres.
24 Dec 2024
20.4k
68
InvestigatesCoastal Erosion
Community group who saved road from coastal erosion urges State to reduce fossil fuel use
15 Dec 2024
17.6k
27
Carbon Budgets
Ireland needs to stop using harmful fossil fuels in the next 15 years - climate watchdog
12 Dec 2024
9.6k
112
Dirty Old Town
These Dublin streets have the highest concentrations of harmful NO2 pollution
11 Dec 2024
16.3k
51
FactCheck
Debunked: Baseless claims about a cow feed supplement used in attempts to boycott milk
6 Dec 2024
18.7k
autumn 2024
'Mild, dry and relatively dull': Met Éireann recorded a warmer than average autumn this year
4 Dec 2024
4.1k
26
InvestigatesData Crunch
Ireland's data centres turning to fossil fuels after maxing out country's electricity grid
Climate-impacting emissions are being released from data centres using off-grid generators.
Backup and emergency generators powering large data centres contributing to CO2 emissions
Majority of data centres located in Greater Dublin area, straining the electricity grid
Data centre demand fuelled by rise of artificial intelligence
Conor O'Carroll
28 Nov 2024
42.9k
128
Henri Verdier
World needs global regulation to manage Artificial Intelligence spread, French expert says
25 Nov 2024
5.6k
Investigateslough hyne
Europe’s oldest marine reserve, located in County Cork, is in decline. What’s going on?
The Journal Investigates finds multiple pressures and lack of management are wreaking havoc on life in Lough Hyne Marine Reserve.
The purple sea urchin has declined from thousands to just over 100 individuals
Other species which were common have vanished within the past few decades
Expert: "They've completely just let it lapse - the management of it."
Olive Heffernan
22 Nov 2024
33.2k
35
FactCheck
Debunked: Weather manipulation claims are taking hold in Ireland despite no evidence support them
15 Nov 2024
8.8k
FactCheck
Floods in Valencia prompt conspiracy theories on weather weapons, Israel, migrants, and Netflix
6 Nov 2024
13.1k
Comisiún na Meán
The broadcast moratorium will be scrapped in advance of general election
1 Nov 2024
12.2k
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