Makhlouf secures UK pension on top of €286,800 Central Bank role

Board minutes show Covid-19, cybersecurity and investment strategy were discussed

Gabriel Makhlouf: ‘A full second lockdown would be very serious for the economy’

Interview: Central Bank of Ireland governor ‘particularly worried’ about mental wellbeing

Warning of serious brain disorders in people with mild coronavirus symptoms

Complications in study include brain inflammation, delirium, nerve damage and stroke

Three billion people will be living in ‘near unlivable’ temperatures by 2070

Study of global heating finds climate niche that has supported humanity will shift more in next 50 years than in preceding 6,000

Loss of Arctic summer sea ice very likely before 2050, study shows

If emissions remain very high, there is risk Arctic could be ice-free even in winter months

Quarantine in Hong Kong: Do wristbands and phone tracking work?

Those who break Covid-19 self-isolation rules can face fines, jail and social media retribution

‘The clock is ticking and the time to green our labs is now!’

Research lives: Dr Una FitzGerald, director of Galway Neuroscience Centre, NUIG, and founder of Galway Green Labs

Five ways we spend less money in winter

Pricewatch: We need more heat, food, clothes . . . and then there’s Christmas

Bowled over by a new age of aquariums

Marine biologist Kealan Doyle’s mission is to create high-end marine creature habitats. Just don't ask him for a goldfish in a bowl

‘Hangxiety’: why alcohol gives you a hangover and anxiety

The morning-after feeling is the booze playing tricks with your brain

Dogs are no smarter than goats, scientists say

Pigs, pigeons and chimpanzees can remember the what, where and when of an event

Would advertising board jobs open the door to more women?

Pilita Clark: It couldn’t hurt – relying on a private headhunter’s list perpetuates gender imbalance

Banish the light and take back the night

A rise of more than 20% in artificial light in the past 25 years is damaging our health

Digging into plants of the past

Access Science: Dublin conference to explore findings from fossilised flora

Butterfly beauty, sexy scents and solar-powered wings

The cabbage white butterfly is a multifaceted insect – if only it would keep off my brassicas

Irish scientist makes exoplanet breakthrough

DCU astronomer and team seek greater understanding of planets beyond solar system

Pregnant women can use saunas or hot baths without health risk – study

Studies analysed included women at any stage of pregnancy

Are we harming our children’s health by exposing them to plastic?

BPA is widely added to packaging, and more than 80% of teenagers have it in their bodies

Surfers three times more likely to have E. coli in their guts than non-surfers

Study found 9% of surfers colonised by the resistant bacteria, compared with 3% of non-surfers

More tree cover reduces rate of asthma attacks, study finds

Tree planting ‘could play role in reducing effects of air pollution from cars’

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