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Study | How certain plants survive mass extinction events

Conor Purcell/October 12, 2017February 2, 2018

We often read about Earth’s mass extinction events and how they wiped out vast numbers of animal species, leaving survivors…

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Insight | What the ancient carbon dioxide record might mean for future climate change

Wide Orbits/October 31, 2016February 2, 2018

  A team co-led by UCD’s Prof. Jennifer McElwain have shown how deep-time reconstruction demonstrates that tropical forests can deeply…

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Opinion | Preparing Ireland for climate change mitigation

Michael Keary/October 19, 2016February 2, 2018

There is a debate missing from Irish politics. Despite the now overwhelming scientific consensus about the causes and implications of…

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Concept | Turning the world’s deserts green

Vesela Tanaskovic/October 18, 2016March 16, 2018

The extent to which deforestation is harming global communities is a matter for serious international concern, and immediate positive action….

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