Why do we get chilblains?THAT’S THE WHY: THIS WINTER was one of the coldest on record in IrelandTue Jan 25 2011 - 00:00
Understanding the forces that shape our bonesTOO OFTEN WE don’t appreciate our skeleton until injury or age stops it working as well as it used toThu Jan 20 2011 - 00:00
Why can a distraction help solve a complex problem?THAT’S THE WHY: RECENTLY I was working on an article that had me flummoxedTue Jan 18 2011 - 00:00
How could you eat that stuff?Strange diets, power-enhancing bracelets and crackpot theories – celebrities may have fame and wealth but they don’t always have…Wed Jan 12 2011 - 00:00
What we can learn from zombiesHorror movies inspire an entrant in the Young Scientist competition to study how diseases can spreadTue Jan 11 2011 - 00:00
Why are New Year's resolutions hard to keep?THAT’S THE WHY: How many times has it happened? On January 1st a switch flips: suddenly it’s time to redress the overindulgence…Tue Jan 04 2011 - 00:00
Bugs in gut could affect body fatBUGS LIVING in the gut can influence the quality of fat in other areas of the body, according to new research carried out in …Tue Dec 28 2010 - 00:00
Why do we get 'morning breath'?THAT’S THE WHY: It’s morning time, you are slowly surfacing from slumber, rolling over to check what time it is before stretching…Tue Dec 28 2010 - 00:00
'Black box' could be key to brain diseaseBY MINING into a “black box” of proteins that allow us to transmit information from one brain cell to another, scientists have…Tue Dec 21 2010 - 00:00
Why does Christmas dinner send you to sleep?THAT’S THE WHY: Here’s a glimpse into the future: it’s next Saturday evening, there are bits of wrapping paper all over the …Tue Dec 21 2010 - 00:00
Creating better digital denizensWe are incredibly sensitive to human movement and appearance, which makes it a big challenge to create believable computerised…Thu Dec 09 2010 - 00:00
Why do cold sores occur?THAT’S THE WHY: In otherwise healthy people, cold sores may not be a serious condition, but they are undesirable to say the …Tue Dec 07 2010 - 00:00
Summit aims highScience Foundation Ireland celebrated its 10thbirthday in futuristic style with some mind-boggling presentationsFri Nov 26 2010 - 00:00
Dublin, city of scienceIn 2012, Dublin will pick up the baton from Turin and take its place as City of Science – but will we be ready to take on the…Fri Nov 26 2010 - 00:00
Space - the EU frontier?SPACE: In the face of straitened times on Planet Earth, ESA director Prof David Southwood argues the case for continuing to …Fri Nov 26 2010 - 00:00
Why can chicken soup help when we have colds and flu?THAT’S THE WHY: This time of year turkeys with any sense should be getting nervous.Tue Nov 23 2010 - 00:00
Health gemIf you do one thing this week... adapt your fitness routine to winterTue Nov 16 2010 - 00:00
Why are bedbugs on the way back?THAT’S THE WHY: “Night night, sleep tight, don’t let the bedbugs bite” – it’s a rhyme to entertain kids as you tuck them in, …Tue Nov 16 2010 - 00:00
Scientists may be able to delay onset of blindnessOUR EYES have inbuilt protective mechanisms, and scientists may in future be able to exploit them to delay the onset of inherited…Tue Nov 16 2010 - 00:00
One in three people has sleep problemsABOUT ONE in three people feels they have problems sleeping, men reckon they sleep better than women and over-55s tend to be …Tue Nov 09 2010 - 00:00
Why are some tunes so catchy?THAT’S THE WHY: One of my favourite words is earwormTue Nov 09 2010 - 00:00
Solar-powered monitor could help cut rates of heart disease in poor countriesA SOLAR-POWERED device to detect high blood pressure, or hypertension, could help address cardiovascular disease in low-income…Tue Nov 09 2010 - 00:00
Why is cholera such a killer?THAT’S THE WHY: We rarely see cholera in Ireland nowadays, but in some parts of the world it’s still a routine misery.Tue Nov 02 2010 - 00:00
Five for lifeLIFESCIENCES: At plants around the country, healthcare companies are employing people to work on such prospects as finding new…Fri Oct 29 2010 - 01:00
Enterprise Ireland showcase highlights key role of marketEARLY STAGE companies pitched investor-ready technologies that have emerged from third-level research and also got time to meet…Fri Oct 22 2010 - 01:00
