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EcoEye: Barriers to Fish Migration

As part of the ReConnect project, Siobhan Atkinson has been studying the migration of salmon (Salmo salar) in the river Nore. From 15:00 onwards, Siobhan talks about how man-made barriers impact fish migration, and explains how using environmental DNA sampling methods can help determine if salmon are able to cross the multitude of man-made barriers along the river to reach their old spawning grounds.

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Deep sea chimneys discovered by Irish science research shipScientists have nicknamed the area “Chimney-henge”: In a world of no sunlight, microrganisms living off methane and toxic hydrogen sulphite

You can’t put a price on the oceans. Or can you?A marine scientist has placed a ‘minimum figure’ on the value of the seven seas in an effort to revive conservation. But isn’t the monetisation of nature a risky business?

‘CSI 1916’: how Rising martyr Thomas Kent mystery was solvedStory of how man’s remains were exhumed and identified to be told at free UCC lecture

Small streams play a very big role in our clean water and biodiversityA research project into Irish streams will find out where pollutants enter the water courses and will work with landowners to prevent this

eDNA Sampling on the River Boyne - The Atlantic Salmon TrustBuilding on the development of genetic probes (or assays) to identify the presence of Atlantic salmon and brown trout DNA... More

Tuam mother-and-baby home remains ‘can be identified’UCD-TCD science team disagree with ‘pessimistic’ DNA-test findings of expert group

Watch: Nieces' DNA solves mystery of prison grave - Independent.ieThomas Kent was executed on May 9, 1916, and his body placed in an unmarked grave, filled with quicklime, in the grounds of Cork Prison in Victoria Barracks. Almost 99 years later, the

Controlling Nature Might Be in Our NatureThe urge to reshape our environment is no transient social pressure. Instead, it’s a set of behaviors with deep evolutionary roots stretching back millions of years.