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Nanoplastics contributing to rise in Alzheimer’s, TCD research finds Dublin-based scientists examined how mitochondria are affected by plastic

Read the latest article 'Nanoplastics contributing to rise in Alzheimer’s, TCD research finds' from ISTJA President @sciencespinning.bsky.social Sean Duke on the front page of today's The Irish Times. You can read the full article at the link below. www.irishtimes.com/science/2025...

Happy to say I'll be speaking at this on behalf of @eusja.org

If you're interested and available on 27-30 October, do join!

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Media coverage | Association of British Science Writers Articles written by Diversity Scholarship grantees and other volunteers, published on the ABSW website or elsewhere.

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If you are an #ABSWmember or attended the ABSW Science & Technology Journalism Summer School 2025, you can watch the recordings of the sessions.
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Anna Nolan: Science journalist who wore her vast knowledge and expertise lightly She was known as a reliable and conscientious correspondent and a principled supporter of her fellow journalists

Anna Nolan, a pioneer in Irish science journalism has died. A fitting tribute has been published in The Irish Times today. You can read her obituary at the link below. Anna will be greatly missed by all in ISTJA and by the wider science journalism community. www.irishtimes.com/obituaries/2...

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Honoured to have been awarded the European Meteorological Society’s Journalistic Award 2025, in recognition of my article “Fossil Fuel Ties: How Staff Are Putting Heat on Universities” for Research… |... Honoured to have been awarded the European Meteorological Society’s Journalistic Award 2025, in recognition of my article “Fossil Fuel Ties: How Staff Are Putting Heat on Universities” for Research Pr...

Well done to ISTJA member Conor Purcell, who was awarded the European Meteorological Society’s Journalistic Award 2025, in recognition of his article “Fossil Fuel Ties: How Staff Are Putting Heat on Universities” for Research Professional.
You can find out more details at this link:
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Irish dairy and beef sectors have the tools to tackle methane emissions Methane is an immensely challenging problem for the Irish dairy and beef sectors, but science is providing the means – mainly through new feed additives and breeding techniques – to reduce associated emissions. When ruminant animals like cattle and sheep digest food, they produce methane, a greenhouse gas 86 times more powerful than carbon dioxide. This fact is an existential threat to the dairy and cattle industries, but research breakthroughs suggest they can each pivot to a sustainable future.

Irish dairy and beef sectors have the tools to tackle methane emissions

Methane is an immensely challenging problem for the Irish dairy and beef sectors, but science is providing the means – mainly through new feed additives and breeding techniques – to reduce associated emissions. When ruminant…

Blood moon to be visible in Irish skies early on Friday morning Early risers on Friday will be treated to the spectacle of the moon turning blood red as it drops towards the horizon. The celestial display is due to a total lunar eclipse, an astronomical event that last occurred back in November 2022. It will be visible in Irish skies from 5.10am and peak in intensity at about 6.20am. The Earth orbits the sun, and the moon orbits the Earth.

Blood moon to be visible in Irish skies early on Friday morning

Early risers on Friday will be treated to the spectacle of the moon turning blood red as it drops towards the horizon. The celestial display is due to a total lunar eclipse, an astronomical event that last occurred back in November…

Space news!
Tune in to @rte One Prime Time from 9.30pm tonight March 13th.

We’ll be discussing why a mission for 2 astronauts went from 8 days to 9 months.

#spacenews #crew9 #starliner #crew10 #nasa #spacexlaunch #rtept

I’ve also written a literary long read about Lough Hyne for Hakai magazine, again with support from the Pulitzer Center. You can find that story on hakaimagazine.com/features/for...

Been a great story to work on! Thanks to the Pulitzer Center for funding this work and to Maria Delaney for helping to bring the story to life!

My latest @resprofnews.bsky.social looking at how student-staff activism has helped shape divestment from fossil fuels at universities across Europe - but not nearly enough @fionamcintyre.bsky.social @sarahr100.bsky.social @robinbisson.bsky.social @istja.ie

Irish election: universities call for sustained research investment - Research Professional News Irish Universities Association wants political parties to prioritise future talent and innovation

In advance of the election the Irish Universities Association calls on the government to create a research infrastructure and talent development fund + €0.5 billion over five years for a green campus fund @istja.ie @kosull.bsky.social #research

www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-euro...

We're the Irish Science & Technology Journalists’ Association (ISTJA) and represent about 90% of working science journalists in Ireland

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