Prince aged 11 video: A Minnesota TV station finds footage of the musician as a child
A familiar face appeared in a clip from a 1970s teachers’ strike in Minneapolis
Conger ice shelf collapses in Antarctica, satellite data shows
‘One of the most significant collapse events anywhere in Antarctica since the early 2000s’
Anthony Fauci facing calls to quit over Wuhan lab-leak stance
‘America’s doctor’ under fire over leaked emails and accused of funding risky research at Chinese lab
‘This cannot continue’ warns Dr Ronan Glynn as 66 new cases of Covid-19 reported
Some are socialising recklessly, he warns, as Nphet prepares to meet Monday to consider ‘any necessary recommendations’
Covid-19 pandemic revealed ageist attitudes in Ireland, says charity
Cope Galway says older people can face lonliness compounded by restrictions
Coronavirus: Lancet study on malaria drug retracted by authors
World Health Organisation resumes trials after doubts raised about published research
Coronavirus – the science: Big shift in thinking on face masks
Edition 7: Broad consensus now that wearing a mask will be part of fight against pandemic
Infected but feeling fine: the unwitting coronavirus spreaders
High number of asymptomatic cases is complicating efforts to predict pandemic’s course
Calls for Google’s $2.1bn Fitbit deal to be blocked over data fears
Takeover would gives Google access to a huge trove of heart rate, activity and sleep data
Elite athlete, who gained support for way she competed with a rare cancer, dies
‘I was hoping it would not come until I was 40 – I wanted to get a little more of life in first’
Royal Irish Academy to establish a new academy for leading young researchers
RIA’s new five-year plan launched by Prof Peter Kennedy at admittance day ceremony
Freddie Mercury: Bohemian Rhapsody is no tribute. It’s full of unconscious homophobia
Biopic demonstrates Queen members’ control over the singer’s legacy and memory
Danger of a catastrophic influenza pandemic far from over
On the centenary of the Spanish flu epidemic, a worldwide authority on infectious diseases issues a timely warning
‘Helicopter parenting’ linked to bad behaviour at school – study
Children with overbearing parents less able to deal with challenging demands of growing up
Money, narcissism, risk-taking and testosterone levels
Do our hormones influence our financial decisions? A team of researchers set out to find out
US scientists in bold attempt to permanently change patient’s DNA
Scientists try editing a gene inside Brian Madeux’s body to try to cure a disease
Vaccines may struggle as new flu strains emerge
HSE vaccination may only be partially effective with Australian and Chinese strains
Adblocking tools hit web revenue and traffic, study finds
White Paper co-written by Dublin start-up shows impact of tools on web publishers
A 7-year-old girl tweets from Aleppo. Can we believe it?
Bana al-Abed’s account of bombings has attracted wide attention – as well as scepticism
Trump’s empire: A maze of debts and opaque ties
Businessman sells self as beholden to no one but investigation finds debts of at least $650m
Body-positive yoga: ‘Wow I didn’t know that fat people can do that’
Jessamyn Stanley isn’t white and she isn’t skinny. She sees neither as a hindrance to her yoga
Sharp-shooting US veteran frees bald eagle trapped in tree
Jason Galvin fired 150 rifle shots, not once hitting the bird, to bring it safely to ground
Could diet drinks make your baby overweight?
Researchers studied diet of mothers during pregnancy and then tested babies one year on
Link confirmed between Zika and birth defect microcephaly
US experts say discovery should pave way for increased funding in disease prevention
The planet’s dangerous appetite for meat
A switch to reduced-meat diets would be a win-win situation for human health and the environment
Rote learning is failing science students
Opinion: Problem-solving, creativity and experimentation are crucial tools of the trade
Finding your thrill on blueberry hill
Expect 10 year wait for fully productive plants, but patience is amply rewarded
Grow: What have bees ever done for us?
The ‘natural capital’ movement aims to increase awareness of nature’s value
What will happen to the humans when science fiction becomes fact?
A lack of oversight means that there are no controls over private firms
Overcoming the shaky moral compass of Silicon Valley
Are wealthy technology workers really trying to ‘make the world a better place’?
What agriculture can learn from Charles Darwin
Natural selection has served the world well thus far, says prof R Ford Denison, and should be encouraged
Paris mayor threatens to sue Fox News over ‘no-go zone’ reports
Anne Hidalgo says city ‘prejudiced’ when areas reported as closed to non-Muslims
Songbirds fly the coop after detecting oncoming storms
Golden-winged warblers avoid devastating storm after sensing tornado 900km away
Teacher who became Galway’s ‘Mr Lego’
At the Galway Education Centre, Bernard Kirk’s innovative and fun approach to science and robotics has proven a hit with children
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