University Of Sheffield

Edition 4: Countries wrestling with mask policy but there are slivers of good news

Campaign to Stop Killer Robots has one main message – all weapons must have meaningful human control

Research shows that men who smoke can lower sperm count of their sons

Pontiff agrees to rewording to remove implication God may lead people into temptation

Sparkling professor of English could ‘turn a sentence on a ha’penny’

Another success for the hit-maker despite being accused of creating ‘orgies’ for infants

Mapping the history of that most Irish of newspaper genres – the Sunday paper

If even drivers think F1 is an engineering bore how tough a sell can it be to the rest of us?

Learning new languages has opened up a world of opportunity for these Irish abroad

Innovation awards finalist: Valitacell offers pharmas way to make bio-therapeutic drugs faster and cheaper

Real-life clowns are protesting that Stephen King’s ‘It’ is killing their business. So why are they so often seen as evil?

Scientists document 59.3 per cent drop in average amount of sperm produced by Western men between 1973 and 2011

Coffee lowers the risk of dying from several medical conditions, scientists suggest

UCD-based Irish biological drug firm lists GE and MedImmune among clients

Drinking too much water can lead to abnormally low levels of sodium in the body

Algorithm analysed 584 cases to find patterns and apply them to other cases

A year after the boy drowned, those trying to escape war still get little help from Europe

City birds have duller feathers due to pollution, suffer from a lack of insects and are at risk from predators such as cats

New technique will help investigate causes of infertility but pushes against UK’s legal limit

Data from 19 EU states shows protections for workers weakened or removed

New research looks into ways of reactivating tooth growing genes

Social housing provides homes and can keep the private market in check