Kathy Rock, a student at St Laurence College, Loughlinstown, Co Dublin, obtained 590 points in her Leaving Certificate, not 570 as stated in an article in Tuesday's E&L Options supplement.

Dr William Reville's column yesterday said that by employing various strategies, animals can survive temperatures as low as minus 4 degrees. The figure should have been minus 40 degrees celsius. The error occurred in the editing process.

Where errors occur, it is the policy of The Irish Times to correct or clarify as soon as practicable.

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