Lough Neagh: UK and Ireland's largest lake is being suffocated by business and agricultural interests

The largest lake in the UK and Ireland has been blighted by toxic blue-green algae.

Louise Taylor, PhD Candidate in the School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics, Queen's University Belfast • conversation
Oct. 9, 2023 ~7 min

Rooftop renewables risk making the rich richer, as latecomers will struggle to access the grid

Wealthier people are getting their solar panels connected first, leaving a more congested grid for everyone else.

Hannah Daly, Professor in Sustainable Energy, University College Cork • conversation
Aug. 31, 2023 ~8 min


Wildlife wonders of Britain and Ireland before the industrial revolution – my research reveals all the biodiversity we've lost

I have spent five years tracking down more than 10,000 accounts of wildlife by naturalists, travellers, historians and even poets, all written between 1529 and 1772

Lee Raye, Associate Lecturer in Arts and Humanities, The Open University • conversation
July 17, 2023 ~34 min

Why earthquakes happen all the time in Britain but not in Ireland

Variations in the thickness of tectonic plates may explain why Britain experiences many more earthquakes than neighbouring Ireland.

Sergei Lebedev, Professor of Geophysics, University of Cambridge • conversation
July 6, 2023 ~7 min

DNA study sheds light on Scotland's Picts, and resolves some myths about them

The genetic study challenges previous theories about the origins and culture of the Picts.

Adeline Morez, Post-doctorate researcher, Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier, visiting lecturer, Liverpool John Moores University • conversation
May 2, 2023 ~8 min

Ireland has lost almost all of its native forests – here's how to bring them back

How to reforest the Emerald Isle without simply turning it into a conifer plantation.

Martha O'Hagan Luff, Associate Professor, Trinity Business School, Trinity College Dublin • conversation
Feb. 24, 2023 ~6 min

Noble false widows: the tiny spiders taking a big bite out of British and Irish wildlife

Once confined to the Canary Islands, noble false widow spiders are casting their web worldwide.

John Dunbar, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Venom Systems Lab, University of Galway • conversation
Feb. 20, 2023 ~8 min

Belfast’s silent public health crisis? Why we need widespread testing for lead-contaminated water

Belfast needs to rid its infrastructure of lead water pipes and raise public awareness of the serious health issues caused by excess levels of lead in the water.

Nuala Flood, Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor in Architecture, Queen's University Belfast • conversation
June 24, 2022 ~8 min


Ireland has the wind and seas to become an offshore superpower

The coming year will reveal if the country is serious about developing its wind energy.

Aldert Otter, PhD Researcher, Marine and Renewable Energy Ireland, University College Cork • conversation
Jan. 18, 2022 ~6 min

The Irish lough that offers a window into the deep sea

In Lough Hyne's shallows, animals and plants thrive that would otherwise be found in the ocean's depths.

Valerio Micaroni, PhD Candidate in Coastal and Marine Biology and Ecology, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington • conversation
June 9, 2021 ~7 min

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