Fungus-infected 'zombie spiders' discovered in Irish caves
Fungus-infected 'zombie spiders' discovered in Irish caves - The newly discovered fungal species responsible for their zombification has been named Gibellula attenboroughii, in honour of renowned natu ...
Study traces domestication of sheep across 12 millennia, from Mongolia to Ireland
An international team of researchers published a study in the journal Science, revealing new insights into sheep domestication and its profound impact on human civilization. Led by Dr. Kevin Daly, the ...
History Today6d
The English Writer Who Cried ‘Let Ireland Go’
‘L et Ireland go, with God’s blessing and a shake of the hand’, wrote Jerome K. Jerome in May 1920. This was a crucial year ...
Pew Research Center16d
Key facts about the U.S. Black population
For Black History Month, here are key facts about the nation’s Black population. In this analysis, the population includes three main groups: single-race, non-Hispanic Black people; non-Hispanic, ...
staffordshire17d
Early Population Lists
In addition to the national census returns, the Archive Service holds some earlier lists of population for specific places in the county. These can be useful for studying the size of local settlements ...
Irish Examiner19d
'Killeagh has a population of 500. To raise €750,000 in 12 months is phenomenal'
That saw it go to every county board in Ireland, and thus on to every club secretary, and then to every member. So you’re hitting a huge proportion of the population. But so many others ...
Citrus County Chronicle Online20d
Humanitarians team up to keep pet population down
What the world needs now is not more dogs and cats. So, the nonprofit Humanitarians of Florida offer low-cost spay and neuter services for pets and strays. In fact, the Humanitarians did 948 more cat ...
Sandpoint Reader21d
Mad about Science: Great Famine of Ireland
The roots of the Great Famine began with greed surrounding real estate amid a population boom in Ireland. As the population of Ireland grew, landlords began to subdivide their properties to cram more ...
Greek Reporter21d
What Was the Population of Ancient Greece?
It played an important role in early Greek history, especially during the Mycenaean period and the Archaic Period. The island of Rhodes was an important commercial and naval power with a population of ...
RTE Online21d
Project to question visibility of alcohol in communities in bid to reduce harm
The combined population of the 12 locations where the project will be rolled out is about 500,000 people. Ireland is the first country in Europe to roll out the Building Safer Communities ...
Channel NewsAsia Singapore22d
China's population falls for a third consecutive year
HONG KONG: China's population fell for a third consecutive year in 2024, with the number of deaths outpacing a slight increase in births, and experts cautioning that the downturn will worsen in ...
The New York Times22d
China’s Population Declines for 3rd Straight Year
By Alexandra Stevenson and Zixu Wang Reporting from Hong Kong To get its citizens to have more children and stop its population from shrinking, China has tried it all, even declaring having babies ...