What will we have learned about ourselves, and the impact of our food choices, by the time the coronavirus crisis is over?

The Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) is working on scenarios that take account of significant hits to the Irish economy should the coronavirus crisis lead to the Government imposing long periods of quarantine.

Maia Dunphy talks to Ailin Quinlan about the changes we can all make.

Flanagan, from Ballyphehane in Cork city, will take charge of the province from mid-October, once he departs his current role as Global Head of Football with Treble Group.

The Pirbright Institute and its research partners have granted MSD Animal Health an exclusive commercial licence for a new, effective and affordable vaccine to protect livestock against several serotypes of foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV).

The risk of developing breast cancer as a result of Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) is twice what was previously thought.

As a society, if there’s anything we can do to make this easier, shouldn’t we?

University College Cork will tomorrow host an inaugural lecture on the future of computing and technology by a world-leading scientist and West Cork native.

Discovering new species and protecting them is all in a day’s work for Professor Louise Allcock, as she explores one of the planet’s last great frontiers, writes Lorna Siggins.

The fight against misinformation claiming livestock is the biggest cause of climate change was ratcheted up at last week’s Alltech One 19 conference in the US.

Study coincides with UN climate report calling for rapid and far-reaching transitions

We have got to break their stranglehold and make birth safe in Ireland. For my daughter. For all our daughters, writes Victoria White

Sitting and binge-watching more than four hours of television a day could increase the risk of bowel cancer among men, a study has revealed.

Staying in touch with your grandchildren at Christmas has never been easier thanks to fast-evolving mobile technology, writes Margaret Jennings.

A US professor and a University of Oxford employee wanted over the fatal stabbing of a Chicago man have been detained in California, police said.

Locations and details of all the thousands of ancient hill forts found across the landscapes of Ireland, as well as the UK, have been mapped in an online database for the first time.

A former Oxford don has reportedly been trampled to death by a herd of cows in a field near a village church in England.

A leading climate change expert has said that the risk of extreme storms in the west of Ireland has risen by 25% because of global warming.

The risk of extreme storms on the west coast has risen by 25% as a direct result of human-induced global warming, a world-renowned climate change expert has claimed.

Immigration dominated much of the referendum campaign and now attention turns to the question of how a post-Brexit system will work.

There’s good news for grumpy women: Being happy apparently has no effect on how long you might live.

A bit of background music can be thoroughly enjoyable while eating — but can it also enhance the taste of the food?

Developed by Professor Colin Espie from the University of Oxford, the free Sleepio app is clinically proven to help you sleep.

Women undergoing IVF could have an 80% chance of success thanks to a test which has been developed by British scientists.

The likelihood of self-harm and depression is higher among teenagers who identify very strongly with being a Goth, research has found.

USA: The University of Illinois stakes claim to 23 Nobel Prize winners and tech prowess that contributed to the creation of YouTube, Netscape, Java, and Yelp.

Taking the contraceptive pill for even just a few years can reduce the risk of womb cancer according to a major study.

Putting a value on things we take for granted may save humanity argues Dieter Helm. Noel Baker is impressed by his powerful, commonsense arguments.

The fat surrounding blood vessels can help fight heart disease, according to new research.

A Waterford woman has become the first female to take the top job at the University of Oxford in England.

A form of mental training could be as effective as anti-depressants at preventing people relapsing into depression, new research suggests.

The pick of the programmes from tonight's TV.

Climate change makes extreme storms more likely, says scientist

Women who undergo hormone replacement therapy (HRT) have a “significantly increased” risk of developing ovarian cancer, according to a major new study.

An international humanitarian group is planning to host clinical trials in three Ebola treatment centres in West Africa to speed up the search for a specific treatment for the deadly virus.