You don’t have to look far to explain the heatwave – it’s climate change
Exceptionally high temperatures so far north ‘impossible without human influence’
Smartphones: We have become ‘human snails who ignore friends and family’
The phone is now ‘where we live’, according to an international study that includes Ireland
Patent battle simmers over global access to Covid vaccine
Pharma companies accused of hoarding the know-how and the intellectual property to protect poorer populations
UK study: Heart damage in more than half of Covid patients discharged from hospital
Scarring or death of heart tissue found among those with raised levels of protein called troponin
Study claims 18% of Covid patients later diagnosed with mental illness
Analysis shows nearly twice as many diagnoses over 3 months among those testing positive
Big city indifference to strangers may be a myth, study suggests
Behavioural experts in London find socio-economic factors to be the keys to helpfulness
Brace for impact: Reopening schools will cause spike in cases but we must do it
We must hold our nerve as State reaches critical phase in its reopening plan
The Irish Times view on population trends: going into reverse
Countries face a rapid ageing of their populations which will place enormous strain on their societies
Warning of serious brain disorders in people with mild coronavirus symptoms
Complications in study include brain inflammation, delirium, nerve damage and stroke
Newgrange tomb body belonged to royal-like male ‘born of incest’
Trinity College Dublin researchers use DNA sequencing to shed light on ancient culture
Links to slave trade evident across Ireland
‘The Irish tended to have a very strongly held belief in their own white racial superiority’
Remaking Ireland: Five positives from the pandemic
The crisis poses huge threats but also shows us ways forward in health, housing, work and lifestyle
‘The recovery needs to be a full-scale economic renewal’
Top economist Mariana Mazzucato on ‘doing economics differently’ in a post-Covid-19 world
White Irish in England half as likely to die from Covid-19 than minorities
Research based on NHS data finds individuals in black, Asian, BAME groups more at risk
Michael Gove self-isolating over Covid-19 fears
Member of cabinet office minister’s family displaying symptoms of infection
Are you a Monica, Joey or Chandler when it comes to your data privacy?
Net Results: GDPR promised much but most websites still have dark designs on your data
E-cigarettes can help people to quit tobacco, new study finds
Cancer Research UK, which funded study, warns vaping is ‘not risk free’
A united Ireland could need four referendums, says expert
Academics to look at how unification might come about by democratic means
Physician empathy key to improving patient satisfaction
Researchers believe doctors have an increasing duty to offer patients a holistic consultation and a listening ear
Ruby Wax and guests talk toxic stress, forgiveness and compassion in Dublin
Wax has co-opted a monk and a neuroscientist to explain how our brains work
Excessive TV watching in later life damages memory, study finds
Research says staring at screen for more than three hours a day affects language skills
New York Review of Books editor leaves amid uproar over #MeToo essay
Ian Buruma steps down after publishing and defending contentious article by former Canadian broadcaster Jian Ghomeshi
Spatial tests could reveal early sign of Alzheimer’s, says expert
Schrödinger at 75 conference hears that early detection pivotal for treating disease
Heavy drinking and abstinence both raise dementia risk - study
New research finds no link between moderate alcohol consumption and risk of dementia
Dear Santa, I’d like to be a better manager in 2018
You don’t need an elf on the shelf to tell if a manager is on the naughty or nice list
Irish man leads largest European programme for new cancer therapy
Treatment ‘almost miraculous’ in successfully targeting childhood leukaemia
Scientists discover remains of oldest known ‘microfossils’
Tiny tubes formed by bacteria 3,770m years ago unearthed in Quebec, Canada
Fossil discovery may give new start date to life on Earth
Researchers must now prove that the fossils, found in Canada, are biological in origin
Heading the ball may lead to an increased risk of dementia
New research finds brain damage associated with the disease in retired soccer players
How heading a football over time can lead to brain damage
Human body did not evolve to cope with most important organ moving inside skull
Weather seen on planet 1,000 light years away
First time direct evidence for phenomenon found on exoplanet, says DCU researcher
Nuclear incident off our coast has potential to bankrupt Ireland
Expert model shows best-case consequence of minor episode implies €4bn cost to State
Is Big Brother on the dark side of the smart city?
Predictive policing is one example, whereby historical crime stats are used to stereotype certain groups
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