Ireland has scored well in global rankings of universities for some subjects but has no representation in the top 100 in key science and engineering categories.

Eating larger amounts of red meat can heighten the chances of developing diabetes, researchers in Singapore have found.

ANIMALS and plants all over the planet are shrinking because of climate change, scientists have warned.

US scientists have found what they believe are traces of the lost Indonesian civilisation of Tambora, which was wiped out in 1815 by the biggest volcanic eruption in recorded history.

Authorities in Singapore have confirmed that a second lab result for a man who initially tested positive for the SARS virus is also positive.