Wytham Woods tells many stories, not least of the worryingly slow recovery of some species

Idea of humans as a service doesn’t sit well with most people’s sensibilities

Hospital software group to help create platform to monitor impact of patient care plans

Denying a platform to those who disagree with you drives dissent underground

Team believes discovery points towards new therapies

Arachnids use vibrations to help them locate and identify prey and partners, study says

Medical Matters: You won’t find a better male depression narrative than Bruce Springsteen’s autobiography

Reports of high levels of side effects are misleading, say medical researchers

Archerfish are able to identify faces they have seen before, according to new study

The 4,800-year-old bone from Newgrange monument forms part of new research

That's men: The Irish language recognises the movement of emotion. ‘Tá brón orm’, sadness is upon me

The Dublin-born author’s passionate, promiscuous nature is laid bare in this well-edited collection, as are her conflicted views on Ireland, ‘island of spells, provincial pigsty’

Louise Richardson becomes first woman in role in 800 years

Catholic bishops say events being prepared and details to be announced shortly

Irish floods from Storm Desmond rendered 40% more likely by global warming

Not only do teens hate early school times but their learning suffers from such hours, which can cause poor concentration, impaired mood, altered appetite and weight gain

Analysis: Group reaching out to fill void wherever chaos exists or to create it in lands of infidel

Researchers find the apathetic have less efficient brain structure than the motivated

Louise Richardson says State must consider whether it can afford arrangement

Report by US team that low-fat diets are ineffective for weight loss is challenged