A new study of dental calculus from Iron Age Botswana offers the first direct microbotanical evidence of cereal consumption at these sites, shedding light on how farming spread through sustained inter...

The tempo of crop adoption in the Kalahari Basin Area remains imperfectly understood, with most inferences drawn from sparse macrobotanical finds and stable isotope baselines rather than direct eviden...

Ashes from Pompeii: incense burners, residue analyses and domestic cult practices

The public are being invited to take part in a nationwide survey mapping the distribution of red and grey squirrels and pine martens. For more on this Dr Colin Lawton of University of Galway’s School ...

Neanderthals were meat eaters, but new analyses show that their diets included other morsels.

A national photography competition, ‘Soil in Focus’ has been launched, supported by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. It is taking place as part of Teagasc Soil Health Week, the citi...

The forgotten fortress was bigger than Kilkenny Castle

One Offaly couple who turned a foraging hobby into a full-time business creating syrups and dips are not only keeping a fifth generation farm alive with their success, but also reviving Ireland’s food...