Pop star smiles make kids eat sugar, new study showsMost food and drink products marketed by music stars unhealthy, research showsMon Jun 06 2016 - 05:30
Irish fossil explains how dogs became man’s best friendThe 4,800-year-old bone from Newgrange monument forms part of new researchThu Jun 02 2016 - 19:37
Heart cell breakthrough at NUI GalwaySkin cells turn into heart cells to help treat conditions that cause heart to beat too fastWed Jun 01 2016 - 15:11
Our arid moon devoid of water? Liquid gold lies beneath surfaceSource of water and date of arrival baffles experts down the decades. That is, until nowTue May 31 2016 - 17:19
NUIG wins €2.1m grant for research in medical devicesCúram’s medical devices programme will see 31 postdoctoral fellowships granted over four yearsTue May 31 2016 - 01:00
Spacecraft Juno on final approach to planet JupiterVoyage extending to five years almost at an end in quest to unlock secrets of giant worldMon May 30 2016 - 15:06
Hyper-speed travel could be just around the cornerIf Hyperloop becomes reality – and tests are now taking place – passengers will whizz along tubes in pods at nearly supersonic speedThu May 26 2016 - 06:00
Innovation talk: Forget lithium – rare earth elements are the next big thingHalf the electronics needed rely to some degree on these elementsMon May 23 2016 - 05:45
GeoOrbital: Inventing the wheel of fortuneA science-fiction movie inspired the creation of an orbital bicycle wheel with a speed of 30kmMon May 16 2016 - 07:26
Zika virus proven to cause birth defects in mice pupsBrazil-US experiments confirm virus can readily damage and kill human brain tissuesWed May 11 2016 - 18:00
Bullet-sized pacemaker fitted inside Dubliner’s heartMedical first: Peter Cassells is first patient in Ireland to get next generation pacemakerTue May 10 2016 - 17:49
Irish scientists discover new drug development methodResearchers in TCD and NUIM take radioactivity out of drug productionTue May 10 2016 - 13:54
Mercury is flying across the Sun today but DON’T stare at itPlanet to be visible until 7pm but skygazers should watch via telescopes or web streamsMon May 09 2016 - 14:54
Mercury flies across the sun on Monday in rare stargazing eventIn Ireland, Mercury is visible until 7pm with organised viewings in Dublin and CorkMon May 09 2016 - 12:52
Do Danny Healy-Rae’s climate claims pass scientific scrutiny?Independent TD told a climate change committee ‘only God controls the weather’Thu May 05 2016 - 14:35
Dog obesity is increasingly common, study findsLabradors may be prone to chubbiness due to genetic variation, new research showsWed May 04 2016 - 21:12
Irish mammies more often wrong than right, say scientists‘Carrots let you see in the dark’ among myths peddled by our mothersWed May 04 2016 - 16:46
Growing more grass could be key to hitting emission targetsSoil under grassland can be used to ‘lock up’ carbon dioxide, says Royal Irish AcademyWed May 04 2016 - 01:00
Up close and personal with da Vinci at National GalleryExhibition of 10 drawings from Royal Collection allows visitors to see complexity of worksTue May 03 2016 - 19:38
Leonardo da Vinci drawings to go on display in DublinNational Gallery exhibit will be the first time the works have been shown outside the UKMon May 02 2016 - 09:14
New opportunities exist in context of changing climateHumans have managed to change the atmosphere on a global scale, and as a result the planet is warming upMon May 02 2016 - 07:45
Irish-based geologists make zircon crystals breakthroughTCD researchers discover oldest pieces of rock are found in asteroid impact cratersFri Apr 29 2016 - 01:00
Irish-based researchers lament failed satellite missionSpace agency lost contact with Astro-H spacecraft after its solar panels brokeThu Apr 28 2016 - 18:58
The science behind superheroes’ powersAn Irish scientist has written a book that delves into the secrets behind the extraordinary abilities of superheroesThu Apr 28 2016 - 06:00
Scientists may have just learned how to read your mindUniversity of California Berkeley team maps how brain responds to individual wordsWed Apr 27 2016 - 18:00
Trinity acquires one of world’s most powerful microscopes‘Ferrari’ of microscopes can see objects a million times smaller than diameter of a hairWed Apr 27 2016 - 10:14
The professor who helps people find thingsRIA Gold Medal winner Alan Smeaton’s work at DCU and Insight is wide-ranging but includes helping people with Alzheimer’s and dementia to rememberThu Apr 21 2016 - 06:00
Colours of week and tasty riffs on menu at TrinityThree-day Dublin conference to discuss synaesthesia, a sensory ‘crossover’ conditionThu Apr 21 2016 - 01:00
Irish hen harrier numbers continue to decline, survey saysBreeding pairs have decreased even within special areas of conservation, research findsWed Apr 20 2016 - 18:51
Funding announced for 17 projects linked to 1916 centenaryResearch grants of €144,000 for studies including mobile walking tour and exhibitionWed Apr 20 2016 - 01:01
Irish scientist may have found way of predicting solar flaresResearch group from New Mexico university delivers insight into how flares occurTue Apr 19 2016 - 17:54
Drought triggered unrest in medieval Europe, research showsSevere droughts match up with crop failures and plague from Irish annals of 1575Tue Apr 19 2016 - 15:54
Even T Rex might have dined on carrion, model showsTeam develops computer model imitating life as it may have been on Jurassic landscapeThu Apr 14 2016 - 18:06
I think, therefore I move: a major paralysis breakthroughGround-breaking research has enabled a quadriplegic man to move his forearm by way of a microchip implant in his brainWed Apr 13 2016 - 18:01
Multi-million euro award boosts universities’ cancer researchNew medical treatments for diseases could flow from SFI and Pfizfer backed researchWed Apr 13 2016 - 13:01
New technologies have the potential to do good or evilYet another newcomer genetic technology is on the way, once again with the potential to change everythingMon Apr 11 2016 - 12:46
Eating less may lead to longer life, says expert on ageingTheory that reducing calorific intake could aid longevity has been around since 1930sThu Apr 07 2016 - 01:00
Scientists in Cork uncover link between gut microbes and nervesDiscovery may have implications for treating degenerative nervous disorder such as MSTue Apr 05 2016 - 15:00
2000-year-old argument over Hannibal’s route through the Alps settledGeochemists from Dublin City University solve riddle with hard evidence in the form of pooTue Apr 05 2016 - 13:47
‘Hot spot’ under Greenland accelerating ice sheet meltingGeothermal activity creates network of rivers, speeds up flow of ice to North AtlanticMon Apr 04 2016 - 16:00
Chernobyl anniversary: The disputed casualty figuresPhotographs from the archive: In 2006, Bryan O’Brien and Kathy Sheridan reported on the devastated area around the remains of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine, 20 years after the catastrophic explosion in one of its reactors. Here, Dick Ahlstrom assesses the problems with the data about the number of people who died or suffered long-term illness as a consequence of the accidentSat Apr 02 2016 - 05:00
Venomous varmint could offer ways to deal with cancerFalse widow spider called ‘dangerous - but its venom has never been investigated properly’Fri Apr 01 2016 - 15:06
Irish scientist recreates fossil in full colour for the first timeUCC’s Dr Maria McNamara makes breakthrough using the skin of a fossilised snakeThu Mar 31 2016 - 17:30
Scientists discover genes that shorten lifespanInherited variants have potential to knock three years off your lifeThu Mar 31 2016 - 10:00
A surprising din on the Pacific seabedAmerican researchers are placing hydrophones around the US coast to gauge noise in the deepest ocean, which has been on the increase since the 1960sThu Mar 31 2016 - 06:00
Irish engineer wins major prize for kidney dialysis designLow-cost machine has the potential to save millions of lives in the developing worldThu Mar 10 2016 - 19:43
Ten great reasons to become a scientistScientists are extremely employable, make exciting discoveries and help solve huge global problems. Why would you not want to be involved?Thu Mar 10 2016 - 06:00
Vision restored to 12 US children with stem-cell lensesSurgeries labelled ‘one of the finest achievements in the field of regenerative medicine’Wed Mar 09 2016 - 20:35
Our liking for processed foods began two million years agoChange in diet triggered evolutionary changes that reduced size of jaw and teethWed Mar 09 2016 - 18:40
Conference told of technology’s future impact on farmingSelf-drive tractors and artificial intelligence may find their way to Irish farms in coming yearsWed Mar 09 2016 - 01:00
