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Size matters! Flock numbers and new faces are important in boosting flamingo populations

Flocking flamingos in groups of 50 or more and introducing new faces to a population may hold the keys to encouraging successful reproduction, according to a study published this month in Zoo Biology, which was led by Trinity zoologists.

26 Jan 2023

Environment|Research|Science

Bees exposed to EU’s most common weedkiller via wildflower nectar

Bees may be at risk from exposure to glyphosate – an active ingredient in some of the EU’s most commonly used weedkillers – via contaminated wildflower nectar, according to new research from Trinity and DCU scientists.

17 Jan 2023

Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability

Ready, Set, Go: Have your say on the Provost’s Innovation Challenge 2023

The annual Provost's Innovation Challenge@Tangent is an intensive 3-day hackathon when Trinity students from multiple disciplines gather to brainstorm solutions to some of our biggest social issues.

3 Jan 2023

Environment|Innovation

Trinity joins worldwide Nature Positive Universities Alliance committed to reversing biodiversity decline

Through the Alliance, 111 Universities, including Trinity, have taken an official pledge and begun assessing their environmental impact, in order to make tailored actions to improve their ecological footprint on our planet.

8 Dec 2022

Environment|Research|Society

Ancient amphibians had their bones cooked

Scientists have solved a decades-long mystery as to why ancient tetrapods – amphibian-like creatures that lived over 300 million years ago – preserved in one of Ireland’s most important fossil sites seemingly had their bones cooked after they died.

7 Dec 2022

Environment|Research|Science