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With some impressive astronomical calculations Mollie and Ollie had deduced that it is in fact Galway Science Week once more Q.E.D. Its a week to indulge your curiosity about the world of science and technology. Join Mollie and Ollie to find out more and for a chance to win some very cool wireless earbuds thanks to the Galway Science and Technology Festival 2021.

Ben Marcus is a natural born writer who worked at Surfer Magazine as an editor for 10 years, and now has 15 published books with his name on them - well most of them, anyway. Born in San Francisco in 1960, Ben lived in the Santa Clara Valley until he moved to Santa Cruz with his mother Sue and younger brother Michael in 1970. Ben was a "Valley" trying to fit in with the cool kids during a time when Santa Cruz was a smaller, quieter, inexpensive hippie beach town. While walking home fro...

Oceans of Learning Podcast Hears How Ireland Can & Should Be an Ocean Superpower 9th June 2021 Credit: Tom Szumski The fourth and final episode in the Oceans of Learning podcast series airs tomorrow, Thursday 10 June, with presenter Finn van der Aar finding out how the next generation can seek to influence and engage with politicians and government and why research and innovation is so important for the marine environment. Joining Finn to share their stories and solutions to the challenges th...

Speakers including the United Nations Secretary-General, Dr. Sylvia Earle, Gael Garcia Bernal, Jean-Michael Cousteau, Alessandra Ambrosio, Sam Waterston,...

NEW YORK, June 02, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On Monday 8 June, the United Nations will launch its second-ever fully digital rendition of its annual World ...

Investegate announcements from Oceanic Global, The United Nations to Host Second-Annual Virtual World Oceans Day Event (8 June) Event in Partnership With Oceanic Global

29th April 2021 Galway-based scientist Dr Noirín Burke Is Ireland “ocean literate”? Tireless campaigners for better awareness of our impact on our marine environment may not be so sure, but Galway-based scientist Dr Noirín Burke is ever optimistic. Dr Burke is director of education at Galway Atlantaquaria in Salthill, and her infectious enthusiasm for life on the shoreline has inspired several generations of young visitors since she took up that post. However, Dr Burke is also co-secreta...

Updated field guides lure readers outdoors By JULIA RUBIN - Associated Press People wearing face masks as a precaution against COVID-19 walk beneath blossoming cherry trees April 14 along Columbus Boulevard in Philadelphia. The new season of spring shows has begun, and viewership is way up by all accounts. We’re not talking about screens, which we’ve all been glued to during the pandemic. Less noticed is another trend: people tuning in to nature for quieter, real-life, high-stakes drama. F...

It’s been a tough week in the world. Derek Chauvin’s trial, where he was sentenced to prison for second-degree murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, might be considered as a positive. But Floyd is still dead. That justice was served in this situation is a meager gruel for him and his family… More Headlines

Julia Rubin April 21, 2021 - 6:05 AM The new season of spring shows has begun, and viewership is way up by all accounts. We’re not talking about screens, which we’ve all been glued to during the pandemic. Less noticed is another trend: people tuning in to nature for quieter, real-life, high-stakes drama. From new Audubon field guides, updated for the first time in decades, to a book of poetry about insects, publishers are trying to meet this moment: Not onl...