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The Women's Podcast Big Night In is back for Season 3. Róisín Ingle will be joined by one of the six fabulous guests every fortnight. Have a look at the star-studded line-up and secure your ticket now.

Newly built Greystones school lying idle for a year

Water charges, carbon emissions: Politics-as-usual starts to resume

Sinn Féin using Martina Anderson as ‘sacrificial lamb’, says MLA's family

Pointless has just taught me that Pierre in South Dakota is pronounced “pear”. I have got through 56 years without knowing that.

In just a few weeks, the B.1.617 COVID-19 variant has become the dominant strain across India. Researchers want to know if this variant and others might be driving the second wave and what kind of danger they pose globally.

Neurons typically fire at a cacophony of different frequencies, but when put under anesthesia, monkey neurons quiet into a more uniform hum, @MaxlevYvelxaM  repor @WIREDs  for .

Providing a new estimate of the ancestor from which all bacterial species are derived, new research offers a glimpse into the likely nature of the first bacterial cells. Read more ($) ➡ ➡ #ScienceResearch  #SciencePerspective 

June 1 is the start of the Atlantic hurricane season. To help you prepare, listen to our podcast to learn how the National Ocean Service responds to hurricanes, as well as easy steps you can take to be ready. @NWS  #HurricanePrep 

Scientists have turned to the brain’s long-ignored background electrical chatter for clues about how we sleep and age, @lizlandau  reported for Quanta in February.