Inside 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

Severe storms from tropics reach Europe once every five years on average – new research

Storms which originate in the tropics and reach Europe aren't as rare as scientists once thought.

Alexander Baker, Research Scientist, National Centre for Atmospheric Science, University of Reading • conversation
May 18, 2021 • ~6 min

Ireland has corals, and they survive in extreme conditions at the edge of a submarine canyon

But these 'cold-water coral' are threatened by accelerating sea currents.

Aaron Lim, Post-doctoral Researcher, Marine Geoscience, University College Cork • conversation
Jan. 7, 2021 • ~5 min

Brexit: Ireland's land bridge to the continent boosts air pollution in the UK

Irish trade with the EU contributes an additional 34 tonnes of toxic nitrogen oxides to air in the UK each year.

William Bloss, Professor of Atmospheric Science, University of Birmingham • conversation
Sept. 17, 2020 • ~6 min

Lost Irish words rediscovered, including the word for ‘oozes pus'

Researchers from Cambridge and Queen’s University Belfast have identified and defined 500 Irish words, many of which had been lost, and unlocked the secrets of many other misunderstood terms. Their findings can now be freely accessed in the revised version of the online dictionary of Medieval Irish (www.dil.ie).

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Aug. 30, 2019 • ~7 min

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