Science

Last week

15th December 2024 - 21st December 2024

Investigates Coastal Erosion

Community group who saved road from coastal erosion urges State to reduce fossil fuel use

15 Dec

17.4k

This month

December 2024

Carbon Budgets

Ireland needs to stop using harmful fossil fuels in the next 15 years - climate watchdog

12 Dec

9.4k

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The42

Dec 23

Dirty Old Town

These Dublin streets have the highest concentrations of harmful NO2 pollution

11 Dec

16.2k

FactCheck

Debunked: Baseless claims about a cow feed supplement used in attempts to boycott milk

6 Dec

17.3k

autumn 2024

'Mild, dry and relatively dull': Met Éireann recorded a warmer than average autumn this year

4 Dec

4.1k

Last month

November 2024

Investigates Data 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

41.5k

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Henri Verdier

World needs global regulation to manage Artificial Intelligence spread, French expert says

25 Nov

5.6k

Investigates lough 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

32.8k

FactCheck

Debunked: Weather manipulation claims are taking hold in Ireland despite no evidence support them

15 Nov

8.0k

FactCheck

Floods in Valencia prompt conspiracy theories on weather weapons, Israel, migrants, and Netflix

6 Nov

12.7k

Comisiún na Meán

The broadcast moratorium will be scrapped in advance of general election

1 Nov

12.2k

October

October 2024

News Fix

Here's What Happened Today: Friday

11 Oct

5.4k

Explainer

Here's why different colour Northern Lights can appear in the sky

11 Oct

9.6k

Nature

A 'disappointingly low' 1 per cent of Ireland is natural, native forest, first study finds

8 Oct

15.9k

Florida

‘Astronomical’: Weather graphs reveal the full extent of Hurricane Milton's expected damage

8 Oct

28.8k

Safety First

Child abuse images freely available on social media platforms, online safety expert warns

Minister for Justice Helen McEntee will later today launch the annual report of Hotline.ie.

Niall O'Connor

Updated 3 Oct

7.3k

This year

2024

pumped up

Irish cars are running on more biofuel than ever - but is it what we think it is?

29 Sep

18.6k

The Daily Poll

Poll: Did you stay up for the supermoon eclipse last night?

18 Sep

11.9k

FactCheck

Debunked: Claim that PCR tests are ‘97% inaccurate' is false (and old)

6 Sep

12.0k

International Space Station

Boeing to fly Starliner capsule back to Earth without two Nasa astronauts

4 Sep

22.6k

Smartphones

Teacher: Who cares if ministers' proposals on smartphones are a stunt? Kids need this

Eoghan Cleary

27 Aug

9.9k

Report Card

Environmental report gives Government a B- grade on fulfilling climate promises

27 Aug

4.4k

FactCheck

Debunked: The World Health Organization has not ordered ‘mega lockdowns’ for Mpox

20 Aug

10.8k

WHO

World Health Organisation declares mpox a global public health emergency

14 Aug

59.7k

Climate Change

'Increasingly likely' that 2024 will be the warmest year on record says EU climate monitor

8 Aug

7.5k

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FactCheck

Factcheck: Despite creationist claims, there are many ‘transitional links’ in the fossil record

7 Aug

6.7k

park that

Department of Finance comes out against car parking levies, with congestion charges preferable

24 Jul

8.5k

world on fire

Sunday was the hottest day ever recorded globally

23 Jul

15.6k

Phibsborough

Fake parking spaces painted in Dublin protest against illegal parking - and lack of enforcement

Updated 12 hrs ago

47.4k

124

The Morning Lead

Ireland's greenhouse gases fell to their lowest level since 1990 last year

The EPA has stressed that Ireland is still falling far short of the change needed to meet EU and self-imposed targets.

David MacRedmond

9 Jul

12.1k

Looking Forward

The best time to build a new Luas line was 10 years ago - the second best time is now

Paul O'Donoghue

7 Jul

23.1k

News Fix

Here's What Happened Today: Friday

5 Jul

7.6k

Louth

Up to 200 jobs at risk as medical tech plant to close in Drogheda

3 Jul

13.0k

Climate

Hurricane Beryl: At least seven killed as storm heads towards Jamaica

3 Jul

7.4k

FactCheck

Debunked: A comparison of US temperatures in May 1896 and May 2024 is misleading

1 Jul

13.5k

hurricane season

'Extremely dangerous' Hurricane Beryl hits Caribbean as first Category 4 ever in June

1 Jul

13.2k

FactCheck

Debunked: Condensation trails after airplanes aren't signs of intentional climate modification

27 Jun

15.0k

Red C Poll

Majority feel the Govt isn't doing enough on climate - but few want to change their own behaviour

5 Jun

7.1k

Galway

The results of this Europe election are crucial for climate action

30 May

4.6k

northern lights

Northern Lights are expected to be visible from Ireland tonight

10 May

46.2k