Renowned Italian sculptor Pomodoro dies aged 98 Italian sculptor Arnaldo Pomodoro, renowned for his huge bronze spheres, including one at TCD, has died a day before his 99th birthday. World • 4 hrs
Renowned Italian sculptor Pomodoro dies aged 98 Italian sculptor Arnaldo Pomodoro, renowned for his huge bronze spheres, including one at TCD, has died a day before his 99th birthday. World • 4 hrs
Greenpeace joins protests over Bezos's Venice wedding Greenpeace has added its voice to protests against this week's celebrity wedding in Venice between American tech billionaire Jeff Bezos and journalist Laura Sanchez. Environment • 4 hrs
Greenpeace joins protests over Bezos's Venice wedding Greenpeace has added its voice to protests against this week's celebrity wedding in Venice between American tech billionaire Jeff Bezos and journalist Laura Sanchez. Environment • 4 hrs
Chile's Vera Rubin Observatory reveals first images The team behind the long-awaited Vera Rubin Observatory in Chile published their first images, revealing breathtaking views of star-forming regions as well as distant galaxies. News Lens • 23 Jun
Chile's Vera Rubin Observatory reveals first images The team behind the long-awaited Vera Rubin Observatory in Chile published their first images, revealing breathtaking views of star-forming regions as well as distant galaxies. News Lens • 23 Jun
Meteorologist with a first-row seat to climate change In the cold of the Norwegian Arctic, meteorologist Trond Robertsen manually recorded precipitation levels for over two decades, witnessing first hand the effects of climate change. News Lens • 23 Jun
Meteorologist with a first-row seat to climate change In the cold of the Norwegian Arctic, meteorologist Trond Robertsen manually recorded precipitation levels for over two decades, witnessing first hand the effects of climate change. News Lens • 23 Jun
Peru gas workers find thousand-year-old mummy Peruvian gas workers this week found a thousand-year-old mummy while installing pipes in Lima, their company said, confirming the latest discovery of a pre-Hispanic tomb in the capital. News Lens • 20 Jun
Peru gas workers find thousand-year-old mummy Peruvian gas workers this week found a thousand-year-old mummy while installing pipes in Lima, their company said, confirming the latest discovery of a pre-Hispanic tomb in the capital. News Lens • 20 Jun
Labubu dolls ride China soft-power wave Small, fuzzy and baring sharp teeth, Chinese toymaker Pop Mart's Labubu monster dolls have taken over the world, drawing excited crowds at international stores and adorning the handbags of celebrities such as Rihanna and Cher. News Lens • 20 Jun
Labubu dolls ride China soft-power wave Small, fuzzy and baring sharp teeth, Chinese toymaker Pop Mart's Labubu monster dolls have taken over the world, drawing excited crowds at international stores and adorning the handbags of celebrities such as Rihanna and Cher. News Lens • 20 Jun
Archaeological 'jigsaw' reveals Roman-era wall paintings An excavation in London has revealed one of the largest collections of painted Roman wall plaster to be discovered in the British capital. News Lens • 19 Jun
Archaeological 'jigsaw' reveals Roman-era wall paintings An excavation in London has revealed one of the largest collections of painted Roman wall plaster to be discovered in the British capital. News Lens • 19 Jun
London museum opens vast 'on-demand' storehouse to public Imagine being able to visit a museum and examine up close thousand-year-old pottery, revel alone in jewellery from centuries past or peer inside a Versace bag. News Lens • 19 Jun
London museum opens vast 'on-demand' storehouse to public Imagine being able to visit a museum and examine up close thousand-year-old pottery, revel alone in jewellery from centuries past or peer inside a Versace bag. News Lens • 19 Jun
Gallagher brothers portrait could fetch over €2 million A 1996 portrait of Liam and Noel Gallagher is going under the hammer in London next week, just as the Oasis brothers prepare to reunite for a series of highly anticipated gigs. Music • 19 Jun
Gallagher brothers portrait could fetch over €2 million A 1996 portrait of Liam and Noel Gallagher is going under the hammer in London next week, just as the Oasis brothers prepare to reunite for a series of highly anticipated gigs. Music • 19 Jun
US added over 1,000 new millionaires a day last year Wealth grew disproportionately quickly last year in the US, where over 379,000 people became new US dollar millionaires, more than a 1,000 a day, a new report shows. Business • 19 Jun
US added over 1,000 new millionaires a day last year Wealth grew disproportionately quickly last year in the US, where over 379,000 people became new US dollar millionaires, more than a 1,000 a day, a new report shows. Business • 19 Jun
Middle Age rents live on in German social housing legacy When German pensioner Angelika Stibi got the keys to her new home in the southern region of Bavaria this year, a huge financial weight was lifted from her shoulders. News Lens • 18 Jun
Middle Age rents live on in German social housing legacy When German pensioner Angelika Stibi got the keys to her new home in the southern region of Bavaria this year, a huge financial weight was lifted from her shoulders. News Lens • 18 Jun
NFL fans frustrated at huge online ticket queues Fans attempting to buy tickets for September's NFL game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Minnesota Vikings at Croke Park experienced online frustration as hundreds of thousands of accounts attempted to complete purchases. US Sport • 18 Jun
NFL fans frustrated at huge online ticket queues Fans attempting to buy tickets for September's NFL game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Minnesota Vikings at Croke Park experienced online frustration as hundreds of thousands of accounts attempted to complete purchases. US Sport • 18 Jun
Dutch government suggests social media ban for under-15s The Dutch government has advised parents to forbid children under 15 from using social media apps like TikTok and Snapchat, the latest country to propose curbs over mental health concerns. World • 18 Jun
Dutch government suggests social media ban for under-15s The Dutch government has advised parents to forbid children under 15 from using social media apps like TikTok and Snapchat, the latest country to propose curbs over mental health concerns. World • 18 Jun
'Spectacular' Viking burial site discovered in Denmark In an accidental find, a 10th-century burial site believed to have belonged to a Viking noble family has been discovered in northern Denmark, packed with a "spectacular" trove of ancient objects, a museum has announced. News Lens • 17 Jun
'Spectacular' Viking burial site discovered in Denmark In an accidental find, a 10th-century burial site believed to have belonged to a Viking noble family has been discovered in northern Denmark, packed with a "spectacular" trove of ancient objects, a museum has announced. News Lens • 17 Jun
Deforestation in Sierra Leone threatens chimps, humans Esther and Rio, two orphaned baby chimpanzees, clung tenderly to their caregiver's chest at a sanctuary inside one of Sierra Leone's flagship national parks, where unprecedented deforestation and illegal urban encroachment pose a risk to both primates and humans. News Lens • 17 Jun
Deforestation in Sierra Leone threatens chimps, humans Esther and Rio, two orphaned baby chimpanzees, clung tenderly to their caregiver's chest at a sanctuary inside one of Sierra Leone's flagship national parks, where unprecedented deforestation and illegal urban encroachment pose a risk to both primates and humans. News Lens • 17 Jun
Amsterdam honours its own Golden Age sculpture master Imposing but delicate marble sculptures of Graeco-Roman-style figures grace the vaulted corridors of a huge palace. But this isn't Florence or Rome. This is Amsterdam. News Lens • 17 Jun
Amsterdam honours its own Golden Age sculpture master Imposing but delicate marble sculptures of Graeco-Roman-style figures grace the vaulted corridors of a huge palace. But this isn't Florence or Rome. This is Amsterdam. News Lens • 17 Jun
Watch: Visitors damage crystal-covered chair in museum A museum in Italy has pleaded with visitors to respect art after a patron damaged a chair covered in crystals. News Lens • 15 Jun
Watch: Visitors damage crystal-covered chair in museum A museum in Italy has pleaded with visitors to respect art after a patron damaged a chair covered in crystals. News Lens • 15 Jun
Scottish college launches Oasis masterclass A college in Scotland has added Britpop to its curriculum with an Oasis masterclass ahead of the band's reunion tour this summer. Music • 15 Jun
Scottish college launches Oasis masterclass A college in Scotland has added Britpop to its curriculum with an Oasis masterclass ahead of the band's reunion tour this summer. Music • 15 Jun
Picasso on a plate: Unseen ceramics up for auction A number of one-off and hitherto unseen ceramic plates and dishes by Pablo Picasso are going under the hammer in Geneva next week. News Lens • 13 Jun
Picasso on a plate: Unseen ceramics up for auction A number of one-off and hitherto unseen ceramic plates and dishes by Pablo Picasso are going under the hammer in Geneva next week. News Lens • 13 Jun
'Back from the dead' - musical cicadas reintroduced to UK Cicadas, whose musical courtship calls once echoed around an ancient forest in southern England, have been reintroduced from France by conservationists. News Lens • 13 Jun
'Back from the dead' - musical cicadas reintroduced to UK Cicadas, whose musical courtship calls once echoed around an ancient forest in southern England, have been reintroduced from France by conservationists. News Lens • 13 Jun
Two jailed for theft of gold toilet from Blenheim Palace Two men have been jailed for their roles in the theft of a £4.75 (€5.6) million gold toilet from Blenheim Palace. UK • 13 Jun
Two jailed for theft of gold toilet from Blenheim Palace Two men have been jailed for their roles in the theft of a £4.75 (€5.6) million gold toilet from Blenheim Palace. UK • 13 Jun
Kenya NGO saves turtles from nets, plastic, rising tides A small charity on the Kenyan coast has become vital to the region's majestic turtle population, saving thousands from poachers, fishermen's nets and ever-worsening plastic pollution. News Lens • 12 Jun
Kenya NGO saves turtles from nets, plastic, rising tides A small charity on the Kenyan coast has become vital to the region's majestic turtle population, saving thousands from poachers, fishermen's nets and ever-worsening plastic pollution. News Lens • 12 Jun
Mexico's flag becomes lightning rod in LA protests The Mexican flag has become a flashpoint during protests in Los Angeles this week, waved by demonstrators proud of their heritage but cast by US President Donald Trump's administration as heralding a "foreign invasion." News Lens • 12 Jun
Mexico's flag becomes lightning rod in LA protests The Mexican flag has become a flashpoint during protests in Los Angeles this week, waved by demonstrators proud of their heritage but cast by US President Donald Trump's administration as heralding a "foreign invasion." News Lens • 12 Jun
Monsoon-loving Indian expats chase rain in UAE desert After Muhammed Sajjad moved from India to the United Arab Emirates a decade ago, he missed his native Kerala's monsoon season, so he embarked on an unlikely quest: finding rain in the desert. News Lens • 11 Jun
Monsoon-loving Indian expats chase rain in UAE desert After Muhammed Sajjad moved from India to the United Arab Emirates a decade ago, he missed his native Kerala's monsoon season, so he embarked on an unlikely quest: finding rain in the desert. News Lens • 11 Jun
Mapping Ireland's peatlands to help cut carbon emissions Mapping more accurately than ever Ireland's peatlands, which are vital as carbon sinks but whose boundaries can be hard to determine, could help fight global warming, researchers say. News Lens • 11 Jun
Mapping Ireland's peatlands to help cut carbon emissions Mapping more accurately than ever Ireland's peatlands, which are vital as carbon sinks but whose boundaries can be hard to determine, could help fight global warming, researchers say. News Lens • 11 Jun
