World / Science & Education
Mysterious 'dark energy' drives universe expansion
11.06.2008 23:27
ireland.com
The nature of the universe remains a mystery because we don't understand dark energy, writes Dr William Reville
Ireland
Sciences
Dishing the dirt on life within the soil
11.06.2008 23:27
ireland.com
Most soil is made up of bacteria, viruses and fungi. The finding will have an impact on carbon disposal and climate change, according to a DCU research team, writes Aine Bird
Ireland
Sciences
Threat to shy bird of the boglands
11.06.2008 23:27
ireland.com
Ireland's red grouse is under threat and has been 'red-listed', its falling numbers attributed to loss of habitat, writes Anthony King
Ireland
Sciences
China selects its best PhD student in Ireland
11.06.2008 23:27
ireland.com
A STUDENT AT University College Cork has been honoured by the Chinese government as the most outstanding PhD student in Ireland, writes Dick Ahlstom.
Ireland
Sciences
Dad gets his say on his day with these books
11.06.2008 22:24
usatoday.com
Father may know best, but he can always learn more. Here are some titles to keep in mind for Father's Day on Sunday.
USA
Books & CD
Roundup: Fiction
11.06.2008 22:24
usatoday.com
Joseph O'Neill's novel Netherland is a beautifully written meditation on despair, loss and exile. It also is a rapturous celebration ...
USA
Books & CD
'Garden' grows a volatile mix of storytelling
11.06.2008 22:24
usatoday.com
If Oprah Winfrey wants a talker for her next book club pick, she should tap Andre Dubus III for a second time.
USA
Books & CD
Sedaris' 'Flames' burns up the chart
11.06.2008 22:24
usatoday.com
David Sedaris' debut at No. 1 on USA TODAY's Best-Selling Books list with When You Are Engulfed in Flames is a first for the ...
USA
Books & CD
A search for his father takes Rick Bragg to 'Frogtown'
11.06.2008 22:24
usatoday.com
Rick Bragg never thought of his father, a violent alcoholic, as a prince until his third memoir. The Prince of Frogtown (Knopf, ...
USA
Books & CD
Madonna's brother to publish memoir
11.06.2008 22:24
usatoday.com
The mystery is solved: Madonna's brother, Christopher Ciccone, is writing a memoir about his sister, to be released in mid-July ...
USA
Books & CD
McCain's daughter to write children's book about dad
11.06.2008 22:24
usatoday.com
Meghan McCain, daughter of the Republican Party's presumptive presidential nominee, is working on a picture book about her father, ...
USA
Books & CD
Harry Potter mini-prequel sold for $48,858
11.06.2008 22:24
usatoday.com
An 800-word prequel to the Harry Potter series, handwritten by author J.K. Rowling, sold for nearly 25,000 pounds at a charity ...
USA
Books & CD
Father's Day: say goodbye to the single life
11.06.2008 20:14
telegraph.co.uk
Want to buy Scotch for dad on Sunday? Then consider blends, says Giles Kime.
Great Britain
Science & Education
Father's Day: Single, male, broody?
11.06.2008 20:14
telegraph.co.uk
New attitudes to the family may have the answer - be a 'Baby Daddy'. It is the latest way for single men to have children, writes Philip Sherwell.
Great Britain
Science & Education
Father's Day: Bad boys, good dads
11.06.2008 20:14
telegraph.co.uk
Who'd have thought these 'enfants terribles' would have made such good parents? By Tamsin Kelly
Great Britain
Science & Education
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