Nature

The speed of decline in the ocean current system known as Amoc will determine whether Ireland can adapt or face catastrophic impacts

To the committed fungus hunter, mushrooms bought with money will always be worthless or, at least, worth less than those captured in the wild

The Burren is home to 27 species of moths and butterflies found nowhere else in the country, along with all of our rarest butterflies and half our rarest moths

Éanna Ní Lamhna on a dead 6ft leatherback turtle, a red garden spider, and the flowering lives of dandelions

Elon Musk should know that human social structures are more fluid than even the most complex of animal hierarchies

2024 was ‘masterclass in climate destruction’, António Guterres tells global leaders

Carbon credits predicted to enable big increase in climate spending but critics says backdoor deal was rushed and undermines UN climate process

World’s performance on emissions and temperature summarised in three words: ‘over the limit’

Éanna Ní Lamhna on a garden thief, the darter dragonfly, and – cough, cough – rook pellets

The confirmation revives the question of whether nightjars could have a more hopeful future in Ireland than previously believed

The author’s sensitive writing quietly captures nature’s exquisiteness and captivates the human heart

I awoke early one morning in Canberra to a bizarre sound. What the actual f**k is that, I thought, a pterodactyl? It was a magpie, but not like the ones I’d known

Certification to help farmers and landowners prove benefits of bog restoration projects and attract investment

‘This is a delay we can’t afford as we see alarming evidence on a weekly basis the Earth is moving towards dangerous environmental tipping points’, said Grace Carr of Irish Wildlife Trust

Eanna Ní Lamhna addresses your notes and queries, and explains how badgers could help save potatoes

Farmers praised for sympathetic agricultural practices that protect waders

Governments still need to protect an area of land equivalent to combined size of Brazil and Australia

‘Our parks must have nature at the forefront of their concerns’

Finance to protect some of the world’s most important ecosystems remains main block to progress at global gathering

The wildlife expert on her new book of Irish biodiversity, staying hopeful, and why dandelions are better than daffodils