If ever an island were misnamed it must be the small Cow island which lies 2.5km off Dursey Head on the Beara Peninsula.

If the robin is the ‘Christmas bird’, then the snow bunting is the ‘white-Christmas’ one; its arrival here each winter is as irregular and unpredictable as snow during the festive season.

A boat designed and built in east Cork is now fully fitted and ready for testing prior to attempting a new world record transatlantic crossing next summer.

Higher temperatures, rising sea levels, heavier rain, and more severe storms will all present problems, writes Kieran Hickey

From Monday, November 11, RTÉ On Climate looks at issues affecting us all including Paul Cunningham’s report from the Arctic Circle.

Since Ireland’s record wet summer of 2009, the country has had a major weather event every eight months, from extreme cold to heatwaves. Expect more, says Kieran Hickey

The science of climate change is more than 150 years old and it is probably the most tested area of modern science.

Wooden sculptures in Killarney National Park that were hacked at by vandals at the weekend have been restored almost to their former glory, but questions have been raised about the mindset of anyone would could target the pieces.

Donald Trump is not the first US President to make an offer of buying Greenland from Denmark – but he might be the last.

It's a crazy world. On Sunday, I followed the reports of the G7 Summit. All these leaders of the Western world were avoiding saying anything that would annoy US President Donald Trump, while struggling with the notion that this is a man who, for any reason at all, could shatter years, even decades, of carefully constructed agreements and institutions.

President Donald Trump says the idea of buying Greenland from Denmark has been discussed within his administration because of the strategic benefits for the US.

Take no risks, ‘do all the right things’, and you’ll lead a comfortable, but dull, existence. ‘Living dangerously’, on the other hand, yields ‘highs’ of excitement usually followed, alas, by pain and

Donald Trump reportedly wants to buy Greenland, the world’s biggest island.

In the realms of the imagination, more is usually better. Why restrict ourselves to one make-believe island?

Pace and shape of life may be two of the key indicators to how different species get by in the world according to a new study, writes Dan Buckley.

HALF of Europe has been slammed by a massive heat wave in recent weeks, with many regions experiencing temperatures never before seen in June. But it may just be the beginning, says Marco Evers.

Kids will be hooked by salmon event, says Helen O’Callaghan

Ireland’s oldest sailing trading ketch sets sail for Greenland tomorrow as part of a project marking the migratory route of the wild Atlantic salmon.

Cold War-era spy satellite images have shown scientists that glaciers on the Himalayas are now melting twice as fast as they used to.

Adventurer Jamie Young has traversed the Atlantic twice as a solo sailor, kayaked around Cape Horn, raced around Rockall and taken a kite buggy to the Antarctic.

This question comes from my own son, Rohan who is nine and, like most children his age, he is full of lots of what, why and when queries.

Angling can make you a happier, healthier person. Helen O’Callaghan looks at the benefits of getting into a river and reconnecting with nature

Wexford has two claims to fame: A world-class opera festival and a renowned nature reserve.

The creators of a spectacular new natural history series on Netflix tell Des O’Driscoll about the tricky task of engaging an audience while warning about the state of the planet.

An imminent resolution is expected between countries discussing scientific advice to reduce mackerel fishing in the north-east Atlantic by 61% in 2019. Representatives of 11 EU and non-EU fishing countries gathered at the National Seafood Centre in Clonakilty, Co Cork, for three days of talks on total allowable catch levels for the €1bn mackerel industry.

In 2017, the team set a record in their Thunder Child boat for the circumnavigation of Ireland via Rockall, an islet 500km into the North Atlantic, one of the most dangerous seas on Earth.

A transatlantic passenger jet was forced to return to Dublin after a water leak was discovered on board.

An Irishman is planning a 1,400km trek between two Siberian towns, both of which claim to be the coldest on Earth. Temperatures can drop to minus 60C.

Andy Kirkpatrick’s stand-up show mixes comedy and tales of his many adventures on mountains and film sets, writes

Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin has held talks with DUP Leader Arlene Foster at the Killarney Economic Conference.

There was a time Ireland’s raised bogs were considered to be of little worth but now their value as a refuge for rare and beautiful plant and animal species is recognised across the world, writes Donal Hickey

Eoin O’Callaghan on the curious friendship between a boxing legend and a Nobel Prize winning author.

Legendary explorer and climber Simon Yates will be talking about his experiences during his Cork tour, writes Conor Kane

What amazes friends and neighbours who comment on the bearded seal that was identified in Courtmacsherry Bay early this month is that it has been resident here for up to two years.

A ‘mega rare’ sighting of a seal usually found on Arctic sea ice has stunned wildlife observers after being spotted in Ireland for only the second time on record, writes Linda McGrory.

A ‘mega rare’ sighting of a seal usually found on Arctic sea ice has stunned wildlife observers after being spotted in Ireland for only the second time on record.

A Clare man and veteran of the French Foreign Legion has set off for Western Greenland to undertake a charity 250km solo-trek along the Arctic Circle Trail.

Inishtrahull Island, Malin Head, Co Donegal, the most northerly point of the country and the last

Four people have been reported missing in Greenland after an earthquake off the Arctic island's west coast triggered a tsunami that flooded a village.

Forty years ago, Tim Severin sailed across the Atlantic in a leather boat using only a medieval text as his guide. Donal O’Keeffe met the man behind The Brendan Voyage.

The candidates for the International Dublin Literary Award (former Impac) have just been announced. Alan O’Riordan looks at the contenders for the €100,000 prize.

The Canada goose is a controversial bird, writes Richard Collins. 

STEF PENNEY’s atmospheric The Tenderness of Wolves won the Costa Book of the Year award in 2006 for a murder mystery set in the Canadian tundra. 

Last year was the hottest year on record globally, beating 2015's exceptionally high temperatures, the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) said.