By tracking eye movements in zebrafish, researchers identified four different types of sleep, analogous to the complex sleep ...

My own family tree has roots in Ireland and Scotland. When visiting Ireland, there are many resources to help you chart your ...

A strange, tiny fish that resembles the famous Sesame Street character camouflages amid red algae thanks to its flamboyant reddish “hairs” “It was so easy to say, ‘Yeah, this looks like Snuffleupagus.

Fish oil supplements are more popular than ever, touted for "neuroprotective" benefits derived from its key component, omega-3 fatty acids. But new research shows fish oil supplements could slow down ...

Conflicts of interest and unclear responsibilities are hampering efforts to recover lost and illegally discarded fishing gear in the Baltic Sea. Despite EU and regional measures, progress on tackling ...

TODAY, MANY STILL WORK TO HONOR THOSE TRADITIONS. IT’S FAST, IT’S ELECTRIC, AND IT’S FILLED WITH HISTORY AND HEART. I’VE TAUGHT DANCING NONSTOP FOR 70 YEARS, BOTH HERE IN IRELAND. THE SHARP RHYTHM OF ...

The ocean sunfish is one of the strangest animals in the sea, growing up to 1,000 kg and over 3 meters long, making it the heaviest bony fish on Earth. Despite its massive size, it moves slowly and ...

Along the high tide line this week, nestled among tangles of sargassum, I came across something far more industrial than the usual driftwood and shells — a fish aggregating device, or FAD, washed ...

A new right whale Slow Zone is in effect east of Ocean City, Maryland, through April 12. Mariners are asked to travel at 10 knots or less in the designated area to protect the whales. North Atlantic ...

Dermot Desmond is to blame for Celtic’s current woes. Failure to build when we are on top is his biggest mistake. The buck stops with the Irish billionaire because he’s the man driving up onto the ...

Many people associate Irish music with folk songs played in pubs, poignant lyrics rooted in oral tradition, distinctive instruments like the fiddle, the penny whistle, drums and the uilleann pipes, a ...

Big changes are coming to a quaint little fishing spot in the Sea Pines Forest Preserve, but officials are saying little about it. The Sea Pines Forest Preserve Foundation is developing plans to turn ...