Many of us will have experienced that super friendly cat who seems to love being stoked one minute, only to bite or swipe at us the next.

Smart cities are more likely to be defined by quieter upgrades to existing infrastructure and new partnerships that better represent residents.

Selfitis, or the obsessive taking of selfies, appears to be a genuine condition, research suggests.

Selfitis - or the obsessive taking of selfies - appears to be a genuine condition, research has suggested.

ENGLAND: A lecturer who spent months playing Robin Hood has developed a formula to work out the appropriate thickness of tights for any weather.

Good evening. Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today.

ENGLAND: A fox cub has undergone a delicate procedure to remove a plastic tub which became stuck round its neck in a seaside town.

A meteorite which was only destined to pass "close" to the Earth may have left its impact on the planet’s surface.

A meteorite which was only destined to pass “close” to the Earth may have left its impact on the planet’s surface.

The public are being asked to name a brood of peregrine falcon chicks which have hatched on the roof of a university building.

Scientists have uncovered a protein which could trigger the body’s immune system in fighting prostate cancer tumours — raising hopes of a new vaccine to help combat the deadly disease.

Sexual potency of flatulence exposed

New technology is being developed to enable consumers to check products' environmental impact.

North Korea’s military has warned that its artillery and rocket forces are at their highest combat level in the latest threat aimed at South Korea and the United States.

AN interview with Michael Parkinson is as difficult to get as dress circle seats at Covent Garden.

IT took a relatively obscure former British academic to propagate a theory of the financial crisis that would confirm what many people suspected all along: The “corporate psychopaths” at the helm of our financial institutions are to blame.

VIDEO game players can get so immersed in their virtual environment that they transfer their experiences into the real world, according to research.

THE murder of 12 people by Derrick Bird may have been the “final statement” of a paranoid man, a psychologist said yesterday.

Two new cases of swine flu were confirmed in the UK today – bringing the total number of cases there to 15, the UK's Department of Health said.

Chat show legend Michael Parkinson will become chancellor of a university today despite never having studied for a degree himself.

Nick Easter was “gob-smacked” by his shock England call-up for the RBS 6 Nations Championship clash against Italy.

Hollywood beauty Catherine Zeta-Jones could doubtlessly have called upon the services of any of the film world’s top movers and shakers.

A study says soccer fans who see their teams relegated suffer more mental torture than victims of disasters.

A newlywed couple are setting off on a seven-year journey to walk from one side of the globe to the other.