A chance to boldly go where no tourists have gone beforeSCIENCE WEEK IRELAND: A LIFE-CHANGING experience is promised when the first rocket flights begin carrying ordinary people into…Fri Nov 14 2008 - 00:00
Code makers do code breakers makeSCIENCE WEEK IRELAND: WORDS HAVE been encoded for as long as we have had writingThu Nov 13 2008 - 00:00
Talk reveals star-gazing ways of medics in Middle AgesSCIENCE WEEK IRELAND: A PHYSICIAN providing treatment during the Middle Ages would have been as concerned about the patient'…Wed Nov 12 2008 - 00:00
Expert urges planet sustainabilitySCIENCE WEEK IRELAND: WE FACE a bleak future if we don't learn to live in a sustainable way and avoid repeating the mistakes…Tue Nov 11 2008 - 00:00
Robots will do the jobs we hateTHE POPULAR depiction of robots is decidedly wide of the markTue Nov 11 2008 - 00:00
Climate concern having little impact on behaviourWHILE A majority of people express concern about the environment and climate change, few are willing to do anything to counter…Mon Nov 10 2008 - 00:00
Protected goose species in decline due to climate changesNUMBERS OF the protected Greenland white-fronted goose are in gradual decline and climate change may be the causeMon Nov 10 2008 - 00:00
NovaUCD marks record of success on innovationMORE THAN 120 patents and 170 invention-disclosures have been filed arising from University College Dublin researchFri Nov 07 2008 - 00:00
Catching the science bug: Children take hands-on approach at launch of Science WeekMINISTER OF State for Science Dr Jimmy Devins made his acquaintance with a thorny devil stick insect yesterday as he launched…Thu Nov 06 2008 - 00:00
Record number of Young Scientist entriesMORE STUDENTS than ever before have entered the competition to take part in the annual BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition…Mon Nov 03 2008 - 00:00
Three new research centres get €5mHORSE CHESTNUTS, seaweed and even fish waste may provide a source for valuable products to be studied by one of three new scientific…Fri Oct 31 2008 - 00:00
Tanaiste outlines importance of new supercomputerIRELAND'S SUCCESS in fostering collaborative research between academics and industry will demonstrate our success in achieving…Fri Oct 31 2008 - 00:00
Sounding the alarm to dolphinsResearchers are using killer-whale sounds to scare dolphins away from netsThu Oct 30 2008 - 00:00
Search for leading scientistsThe next Boyle Medal award-winner will get a cash prize of €20,000Thu Oct 23 2008 - 01:00
€28m observatory to digitise historyIRISH AS it was spoken in the wake of the Famine is being brought back to life in a €28 million bid to bring sound recordings…Thu Oct 23 2008 - 01:00
How the father of chemistry set standardRobert Boyle, who was born in Co Waterford, helped to develop the use of the experimental method in research, the approach on…Thu Oct 23 2008 - 01:00
Mystery of leatherback turtle solvedA Queen's researcher has used satellites to track the elusive leatherback turtle, finally explaining why these creatures dive…Thu Oct 02 2008 - 01:00
Kerry student (14) wins RDS McWilliams science writing awardA STUDENT from St Brendan’s College, Killarney, Co Kerry, has won the annual RDS McWilliams Young Science Writers’ Competition…Thu Sept 18 2008 - 01:00
Scientists say dementia accelerated by infectionA SIMPLE infection may help to speed up the progress of dementia in patients with the disorder, according to new research from…Wed Sept 17 2008 - 01:00
Exercise key to healthy living as we grow older, study showsBritish Association Festival of Science IF YOU WANT to live longer and stay healthier, then get out of your chair and start …Fri Sept 12 2008 - 01:00
Particle collider tests well ahead of scheduleTHE EXCITEMENT may have died down but progress continues in efforts to start up the huge particle collider at the Cern complex…Fri Sept 12 2008 - 01:00
Hard-wired for soft nurturing touchBRITISH ASSOCIATION FESTIVAL OF SCIENCE: SCIENTISTS HAVE discovered a new form of touch that specifically imparts pleasure, …Thu Sept 11 2008 - 01:00
World of physics enters 'golden era'PROJECT'S IMPACT: The collider will provide information that until now has remained outside our grasp, according to the head…Thu Sept 11 2008 - 01:00
Big Bang machine passes its first testTHE FIRST test of the world's largest science experiment has been a resounding success as controllers sent a beam of atomic particles…Thu Sept 11 2008 - 01:00
Plan to develop steel that resists heatFestival of Science: RESEARCHERS HOPE to develop new types of construction steel that will be able to withstand the kind of …Wed Sept 10 2008 - 01:00
Midges provide huge window on pastFOSSILISED RAINFORESTS and the number of midge heads found in lake sediments are giving scientists important clues about how …Tue Sept 09 2008 - 01:00
'Plenty' model of food production becoming unstuckBRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE: EXISTING INTERNATIONAL food policy which simplistically holds that greater…Tue Sept 09 2008 - 01:00
Hormone research seeks to mimic weight-loss surgeryWEIGHT-LOSS surgery is successful because it permanently changes hormone levels, boosting the "I am full" hormone and reducing…Tue Sept 09 2008 - 01:00
Linguistic analysis used to identify unsigned textsBRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE FESTIVAL: IF YOU think your cheeky unsigned texts and e-mails hide your identity…Mon Sept 08 2008 - 01:00
Researchers take Beatles fans down memory laneWHAT SPARKS deeper memories for you, She Loves You or I Want to Hold Your Hand? Or is the song that really sets your reminiscences…Mon Sept 08 2008 - 01:00
Trinity events celebrate 50 years of geneticsA MAJOR public symposium on the future of genetics is planned as part of celebrations marking the 50th anniversary of the genetics…Thu Sept 04 2008 - 01:00
Cell material find by TCD team may aid cancer battleSCIENTISTS AT Trinity College Dublin (TCD) have revealed a second, hidden role played by a substance inside living cells, something…Wed Sept 03 2008 - 01:00
'Teacher scientists' get certificatesTHE FOURTH annual crop of "teacher scientists" have received certificates marking their participation in the Star programme funded…Thu Aug 21 2008 - 01:00
Everglades snake struggles to gain groundTHE ZEBRA MUSSEL is one of Ireland's most problematic foreign invasive species but be thankful we didn't get the invader that…Thu Aug 14 2008 - 01:00
Leading astrophysicist for Dublin lectureHUMANS LIKE TO measure things no matter how difficult the challengeThu Aug 07 2008 - 01:00
GM technology unlikely to solve food problems in short termANALYSIS: Will rising production costs make genetically-modified foods more acceptable?Fri Aug 01 2008 - 01:00
Scientists to benefit from €20m grantsRESEARCH AWARDS worth more than €20 million will be announced this morning, with the money going to support scientists working…Thu Jul 24 2008 - 01:00
Testing time for snails in river estuariesRiver estuaries can be dangerous places, particularly if you are a snailThu Jul 24 2008 - 01:00
€23 million funding boost for scientists announcedAn automated system to monitor newborn infants, a way to get free hydrogen fuel from sunlight and special coatings that allow…Thu Jul 24 2008 - 01:00
Use of GM foods inevitable in EU- expertIT IS inevitable that EU states will accept genetically modified foods, despite the fact that 70 per cent of people are opposed…Fri Jul 18 2008 - 01:00
Australian Aboriginals may have been first astronomersTHE FORMAL study of astronomy may have arisen first among the Aboriginals of Australia, who were intrigued not just by the stars…Tue Jul 15 2008 - 01:00
Mind over matter is not fanciful, says psychiatristTHE FANCIFUL notion of "mind over matter", where the mind can exert influence over the body, is not so fanciful after allFri Jul 11 2008 - 01:00
Award for arthritis treatment discoveryTCD's Dr Daniel Kelly has won the President's €1 million Young Researcher Award for his study of stem cells used to create replacement…Thu Jul 10 2008 - 01:00
Dark Ages lit by Irish monks' computing skillsTHE SO-CALLED Dark Ages were anything but dark, according to a historical scholar at NUI Galway.Thu Jul 10 2008 - 01:00
Own immune cell aided cancer patient to clear diseaseUS: THE CANCER research community remains in shock following the announcement that a patient with a form of advanced and almost…Fri Jun 20 2008 - 01:00
Downturn won't affect State's investment in RDTHE GOVERNMENT remains committed to its planned investment in scientific research despite the apparent downturn in the economy…Thu Jun 19 2008 - 01:00
SCIENCECompanies are now interested in us because of the productivity of our research communityMon Jun 09 2008 - 01:00
Mars probe to dig for ice after landingMARS: A NEW weather station is about to begin beaming out information about temperature and cloud cover, not from Earth but …Sat May 24 2008 - 01:00
Galileo to be a big star during next year's young scientist exhibitionASTRONOMY WILL provide a theme for the 2009 BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition at the RDS in Dublin to mark the world…Thu May 15 2008 - 01:00
