Planet’s total tree cover down 46% since arrival of humansIreland has lowest level of forest cover in Europe at 11%, says State forestry firm CoillteWed Sept 02 2015 - 18:06
Fossil shows giant sea scorpion was a top predatorPentecopterus decorahensis lived 460 million years ago and was more than 1.5m longTue Sept 01 2015 - 19:53
Isaac Newton’s neurotic creativity may be based on negative thinkingResearchers link creativity with area of the brain used to perceive threat and dangerFri Aug 28 2015 - 07:31
‘Twin Jet Nebula’ is a pair of stars now in their death throesAstronomers estimate jets of gas are travelling away from the star system at a million kilometres per hourWed Aug 26 2015 - 16:52
Blooming disgusting: Corpse plant to reveal flower powerAmorphophallus titanum stands three metres tall and can take 30 years to blossomTue Aug 25 2015 - 20:38
Scientists one step closer to single flu vaccinationUniversal influenza vaccine still has to be proven to be safe for humansMon Aug 24 2015 - 16:16
Entrepreneur Nora Khaldi to compete for Ireland in TEDx eventThe Nuritas founder and other participants will present solutions to societal challengesMon Aug 24 2015 - 01:00
Most important risk factors for Alzheimer’s can be modifiedMajority of cases caused by just nine issues, including obesity, smoking and depressionFri Aug 21 2015 - 01:00
Dementia rates lower than feared in Europe, research showsIreland’s situation remains unclear as study indicates no epidemic in other countriesFri Aug 21 2015 - 01:00
Many hands at new photonics platform to make light work betterPhotonics, the generation, manipulation and use of light, is an industry likely to be worth €600bn by 2020Mon Aug 17 2015 - 09:00
General public needs to up its understanding of scienceInformed public invaluable for ensuring right decisions are made by governmentMon Aug 17 2015 - 07:00
Robot proves adept at brutal game of natural selectionBetter designs passed to next generation as ‘mom’ mercilessly discards inferior creationsWed Aug 12 2015 - 16:12
‘Star Wars’-style planet found in a galaxy far, far awayPlanet orbits rare double star, much like Luke Skywalker’s home TatooineWed Aug 12 2015 - 06:04
From Big Bang to whimper: Our universe is slowly dyingResearch shows energy generated in heavens is in slow decline and will continue to fadeTue Aug 11 2015 - 18:19
Minister knows importance of research goes beyond economic benefitsDamien English believes a new strategy will help make Ireland a centre of excellenceTue Aug 04 2015 - 01:00
Innovation Talk: Scientific advice must not be bonded to vested interestsEuropean Commission moves fall short of reinstating chief scientific adviser roleMon Aug 03 2015 - 01:00
James Watson: ‘In a way, Éamon de Valera made me’The Nobel Prize-winning scientist credits the former taoiseach with turning him towards the study of DNA. He is also excited about a major cancer breakthrough, which he believes to be imminentThu Jul 30 2015 - 06:00
How a bit of breeze and a big kite can save on seagoing energy costsThe Irish Defence Forces is looking to add wind propulsion to its naval arsenalMon Jul 27 2015 - 01:00
Cautious response to Alzheimer’s drug claimsUS study claims 34 per cent reduction in mental decline among users of drugWed Jul 22 2015 - 22:00
Give Me a Crash Course in . . . Pluto, as seen by ‘New Horizons’The Nasa space probe is sending back surprising images from the dwarf planetSat Jul 18 2015 - 01:00
2014 melted global records as hottest year yet recorded2015 set to be in top 10 as overheated Pacific ocean releases rising amounts of energyFri Jul 17 2015 - 16:28
Pluto mission: Have a look at the first close-up imageFirst image of the dwarf planet has been beamed to Earth by New Horizons spacecraftThu Jul 16 2015 - 09:12
World gets close look at photographs of dwarf planet PlutoNasa releases close-up photographs taken by its New Horizons space probeWed Jul 15 2015 - 13:27
Computational biology conference told of advancing gene therapiesGene-altering technologies have potential to identify and repair defective genes such as those responsible for cystic fibrosisTue Jul 14 2015 - 15:04
Fruit fly helps scientists identify gene linked to humans’ alcohol consumptionResearchers believe gene mechanism may point to new treatments for alcohol abuseTue Jul 14 2015 - 01:00
Irish summer storms are the norm, study findsReview of climate over 142 years shows dry weather is the exception rather than the ruleMon Jul 13 2015 - 01:00
Plight of the bumblebee: climate change puts insect at riskResearchers say bees dying out as they fail to migrate north to escape rising temperaturesThu Jul 09 2015 - 19:00
Government’s science strategy includes five reseach centresDamien English announces plan at launch of annual report of Science Foundation IrelandWed Jul 08 2015 - 01:00
Going green: Native look for Northern Lights on Paddy’s DayAurora Borealis display triggered by biggest solar storm in a decade, astronomers toldTue Jul 07 2015 - 01:00
Scare alert: It’s true, spiders can ‘walk’ on waterUsing the wind, the eight-legged creatures can cover 30km a dayMon Jul 06 2015 - 15:50
Shedding new light on how to disinfect waterA light that clears out all bacterial contamination could end the need for “boil water” noticesMon Jul 06 2015 - 01:30
Cystic Fibrosis Ireland welcomes potential new treatmentTo see a 3.7% increase in lung function from therapy is considered a ‘promising finding’Fri Jul 03 2015 - 22:19
Want tall, smart kids? Then travel further to find a partnerNew research finds shorter children more likely as parental ‘relatedness’ increasesWed Jul 01 2015 - 19:58
New research will examine ‘fish revolution’ in 1500sPoul Holm received European Research Council funding for Atlantic history projectTue Jun 30 2015 - 19:20
New computers could trigger security breaches, scientist saysCork researcher warns controls need to be introduced ahead of quantum computingTue Jun 30 2015 - 18:18
Look out! It’s almost Asteroid DayScientists and celebrities urge governments to defend the planet from space rocksMon Jun 29 2015 - 01:00
Dementia held at bay by those with adaptive brainsChanges in brain activity promote successful ageing, research suggestsThu Jun 25 2015 - 15:19
Racehorses running faster than ever, research findsGreatest improvements seen over shorter distances, say researchersTue Jun 23 2015 - 23:00
Trinity researchers find way to track volcano’s historyScientists able to read cause of eruption from minute crystals formed deep withinTue Jun 23 2015 - 17:48
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland investing €50m to expand its research activitiesDublin college to get new laboratories and facilities to support its work in research and educationMon Jun 22 2015 - 01:55
Our relationship with Earth needs to change quicklyIt took the industrial age and a rapidly increasing population to break into the big time when it came to wrecking the planetMon Jun 22 2015 - 01:45
Galway researcher awarded €1m to investigate genetic disordersPresident Michael D Higgins presents award for research work on genetics of fruit fliesSat Jun 20 2015 - 01:00
Graphene-based biosensor could provide early cancer diagnosisScientists have built a biosensor that can identify infectious diseases within minutesMon Jun 08 2015 - 01:30
Give Me a Crash Course In ... the Cern rebootThe Large Hadron Collider, the world’s most powerful particle smasher, has just started up again after a two-year shutdown for repairs and improvementsSat Jun 06 2015 - 01:00
Astronomers produce better Milky Way mass estimateColumbia-University-led study uses new method to give more accurate measureWed Jun 03 2015 - 17:58
Cern atom collider to restart with a bang after upgradeRecord-breaking energies will be reached with restart of Large Hadron ColliderWed Jun 03 2015 - 07:14
SMEs must go in hot pursuit of research grants to thriveSMEs have been slow to go after research grants under Horizon 2020 programmeMon May 25 2015 - 06:00
Getting into hot water – and making good use of itExergyn has set out to harvest electricity using just low-grade waste heatMon May 11 2015 - 01:30
Young researchers to receive €6 million in fundingIrish Research Council announces 2015 postdoctoral grants for group of 80 fellowsWed May 06 2015 - 14:39
New way of teaching science receives funding for expansionRDS Stem Learning to be extended to hundreds of schools after success of pilot projectsTue May 05 2015 - 17:07
